YouTube to Livestream Coachella performances by Childish Gambino, Pusha-T and more

The move follows similar action by Twitter and Facebook, which said China was behind the campaigns. Google, YouTube's parent company, said VPNs and other methods were used to disguise the origin of the accounts.

Google has closed down 210 channels on its platform for uploading videos about the on-going protests in Hong Kong. Some of the accounts were said to have posed as news organizations and entities but are discovered to have links to the Chinese government. This came days after Twitter and Facebook disabled hundreds of related accounts to the protest.

YouTube has announced it will be partnering with nigerian artistes Kizz, Daniel, Reekado Banks, Simi and Teni in promoting afrobeats. The four fast-rising Nigerian artists selected will also receive support on their individual music journey.

YouTube has imposed a ban on "maliciously insulting" videos on their site.

American video-sharing platform, YouTube has launch YouTube Music and YouTube Music Premium in Nigeria. The video platform announced that YouTube Music is free but supported by advertising. While YouTube Premium is a paid streaming subscription service that provides advertising-free streaming of all videos hosted by YouTube, exclusive original content produced in collaboration with the site's creators.

The action will be taken to prevent the internet from collapsing due to the coronavirus outbreak. Netflix spokesperson, via statement Google spokesperson, via statement EU officials had previously asked users to stop streaming high definition video to prevent the internet from breaking.

In just one month, farmer Nubia Gaona and her boys, David and Alejandro, have gone from being a traditional rural family living in the mountains of central Colombia -- taking care of chickens and pigs -- to being YouTubers with nearly 150,000 followers, with video tips for confined city residents that have been shared tens of thousands of times.

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The video streaming giant will remove all new content that alleges widespread fraud changed the outcome of the US election.

Google-owned YouTube temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's account. The online video service said there was a "potential for violence" and that the account suspension would initially last seven days.

This week, we're focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of France's influencers. On YouTube, TikTok, blogs and Instagram, they count their followers in the millions. However, France's "content creators" are still in the process of exploring all the potential of their virtual sway. In this show we see how brands and marketing teams are actively harnessing this grassroots power. We also see how influencers are being included in political campaigns. Finally, we check out the online trends to look out for from social media stars in the future.

Police found the fugitive hiding in the Dominican Republic after recognizing his tattooed arms in a series of cooking videos. Authorities said "the love of Italian cuisine" made it possible for them to track him down.