Netflix, one of the popular streaming services, has said that about 70 million of its viewers watch shows with advertising every month. This number has almost doubled compared to May this year. In countries where Netflix’s ad-supported plan is available, more than 50 percent of new subscribers are choosing it. Amy Reinhard, President of Advertising…
The central government has warned social media platforms Facebook and YouTube about deepfakes. Social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube have been told that deepfakes and posting content that spreads obscenity or misinformation are prohibited under the country’s law. One of Reuters Report Quoting sources, it has been told that Minister of State for IT…
Video streaming service YouTube launched YouTube Shopping in the country on Friday. This service is already available in countries like America and South Korea. In this, video creators will get the option to tag brands in their videos. For this, YouTube has tied up with e-commerce sites Flipkart and Myntra. The service will be available…
In the last few years, cases of spreading misinformation through social media have increased. There are also cases of making fake videos and making them viral using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The central government has made preparations to deal with this. In this context, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory to…
The problem of piracy has increased rapidly in the last few years. Piracy of movies has a big share in this. This is a big concern for the entertainment and media industry. This industry is facing huge loss of business due to piracy. The measures taken to deal with this problem seem to have failed….
Hundreds of workers are being laid off at ByteDance, which runs the social media platform TikTok. This includes a large number of workers of this firm in Malaysia. It has increased the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in content moderation and hence has taken this step. Two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters…
Elon Musk, owner of microblogging site Twitter, has accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from the App Store. Musk said that Apple has stopped advertising on Twitter and that pressure is being put on content moderation. Apple has not confirmed this. However, it is normal for the company to do so as it enforces…
Yoel Roth, former security head of microblogging site Twitter, believes that Twitter is not safe under the leadership of new owner Elon Musk. He said that the company does not have enough staff to ensure safety. Roth resigned earlier this month. However, after Musk took over Twitter, Roth tweeted that the safety of the platform…
Billionaire Elon Musk is facing difficulties after taking over the microblogging site Twitter. The European Union (EU) has warned Musk of banning Twitter if it does not follow strict rules on content moderation. This is indicating increasing strictness of regulators on Twitter. EU Industry Chief Thierry Breton said this during a video call meeting with…
American company Apple, which makes the worldwide popular iPhone, plans to restore its advertisements on microblogging site Twitter. Advertisements of e-commerce company Amazon may also appear again on Twitter. Twitter told advertising agencies last week that it would give incentives to companies that advertise more on its platform. Twitter has described this offer as the…
