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24 Jul

YouTube hits 10 bn Play Store download milestone

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The Google-owned YouTube app for Android users has surpassed a whopping 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store. According to 9To5Google, video streaming has exploded in popularity over the past decade with improving global internet speed, introduction of 4G devices and increasing access to smartphones/tablets. As the largest and most well-known streaming platform globally, it was always likely that YouTube would become the first “proper” user-facing Android app to hit such a download milestone on the Play Store, it added. Given that the app comes pre-installed on almost all devices, it is marginally bolstered and could even include some…

Love science and have some free time? Here are the Five best YouTube channels for science lovers

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YouTube is the most popular video-sharing site in the world. It is to video-sharing what Google is to web search. Nearly everybody who is internet literate knows about it, and uses it. Due to the sheer number of daily users and content creators, the Google-owned site is a microcosm for internet as a whole. One can learn anything, entertain themselves, engage with creators or other users, watch latest music videos and trailers, and so on. The ways to use YouTube are practically endless. Love science and have some free time? Then you are going to love these YouTube channels. VSauce VSauce is…

YouTube Plans to Cut Down Recommendations of Hindi Videos Spreading Conspiracy Theories

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YouTube is planning to add Hindi support to its mechanism that reduces the recommendations and visibility of content that could spread conspiracy theories, an executive said. The change is specifically designed for the India market. It will be an extension to the company's move that allowed cutting down the video recommendations that could misinform viewers in harmful ways, which it calls “borderline” content. YouTube is essentially trying to address user concerns by limiting content spreading conspiracies and misinformation on its platform. Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan told Gadgets 360 over an email that YouTube had already started reducing recommendations of borderline content…