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YouTube toughens rules regarding

london - Emiratesvoice

YouTube on Tuesday announced ramped-up rules regarding when it will run ads with videos as it scrambled to quell concerns by brands about being paired with troublesome content. “There’s no denying 2017 was a difficult year, with several issues affecting our community and our advertising partners,” YouTube vice president of display, video and analytics Paul Muret said in a blogRead more

Artist royalties jump to record but group cites obstacles

New york - AFP

Creators' royalties jumped to a record last year on the back of the growth of music streaming, a global body reported Wednesday, but it said compensation from YouTube remained too low. Writers of music, television, film and other content took in 9.2 million euros ($10.9 million) last year, a jump of six percent from a year earlier, said the InternationalRead more

Apple engineer sacked after daughter's iPhone X video

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Apple has allegedly sacked an engineer after his daughter's video of an unreleased iPhone X went viral on YouTube, the media reported. In the video posted earlier this week, Brooke Amelia Peterson documented her trip to Apple's campus, where her father is an employee and was seen carrying an iPhone X. The video includes footage of an iPhone X withRead more

Christmas Gift Guide - Katie Snooks

London - Emirates Voice

Fashion, beauty and lifestyle vlogger Katie Snooks is looking for beauty advent calendars for a beauty calendar unboxing/feature on her YouTube channel and blog. Please send all relevant information to Katie by 5 NovemberRead more

Google finds Russian-financed content

San Francisco - Emirates Voice

Google has found evidence its platforms were exploited by Russian operatives seeking to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, The Washington Post reported on Monday. Google, a unit of Alphabet, "found that tens of thousands of dollars were spent on ads by Russian agents who aimed to spread disinformation" across Google's products, the newspaper wrote, citing people familiar withRead more

Saad Lemjarrad prepares for new phase in career

Cairo - Fatima Ali

Moroccan singer Saad Lemjarrad stressed that he will resume his artistic activities during the coming period, saying that he prepares a number of surprises for his fans after the latest crisis from which he suffered in France. He stressed that he prepares for launching a new phase in his artistic career during the current period, adding that he will takeRead more

North Korea 'more opaque' after YouTube propaganda ban

Pyongyang - Emirates Voice

North Korea has become "more opaque" to the outside world following a decision by YouTube to silence an official propaganda channel, a monitoring group has warned, as new sanctions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme begin to bite. Observers have long relied on state-run news for glimpses into Pyongyang's shadowy regime and weapons programme, but one such source -- the Uriminzokkiri channelRead more

Saad Lemjarrad appears in a new look

Rabat - Zeinab Al-Qaderi

Moroccan singer Saad Lemjarrad appeared recently wearing a new Luxury sports shirt and a high-quality belt. The fans expressed their admiration of the singer’s new look and asked him about the price of his new shirt and belt. The singer expressed his appreciation to the fans who supported him. He expressed his pleasure for the success his latest clip achieved,Read more

Saad Lamjarred says hebecame stronger after crisis

Beirut - Michal Hadad

Moroccan Singer Saad Lamjarred said that he became stronger after his latest crisis in which he was accused of raping a French girl, expressing his appreciation to the fans who supported him. He expressed his pleasure for the success his latest clip achieved, saying that it managed to achieve over a million views on Youtube. He added that the successRead more

Interactive programme attracts 400 participants

Manama - BNA

Parliament first deputy speaker Ali Abdulla Al-Aradi took to YouTube last Sunday to reach out to the public. He managed to interact with more than 400 citizens and residents during the one-hour session “Meeting with an MP”, which started at 9.30am and ran until 10:30 am. The YouTube Channel live interactive programme is one of the initiatives launched by CouncilRead more