EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuitsAt the end of March, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for a young woman's depression and suicidal thoughts afte...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia saysWhile 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create ...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
YouTube down for thousands of users: DowndetectorDowndetector showed there were more than 13,000 incidents of people reporting issues with YouTube.
23 Jun, 2023, 08.54 AM IST
YouTube plans to launch streaming video service: reportThe company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "c...
13 Aug, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
Google search ads beat targets despite global 'uncertainty'A trio of Alphabet executives sounded caution on a call with investment analysts, using "uncertain" or "uncertainty" at least 13 times to d...
27 Jul, 2022, 07.46 AM IST
YouTube, Google Play halt payment-based services in Russia over Ukraine conflictThe halt comes as Western sanctions start to pose banking challenges in the country.
10 Mar, 2022, 04.00 PM IST
YouTube, Google Play suspend payment-based services in RussiaUKRAINE-CRISIS-YouTube, Google Play suspend payment-based services in Russia
10 Mar, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
Google pauses all ad sales in RussiaThe move by the world's top seller of online ads by revenue follows similar pauses in Russia by smaller internet companies Twitter Inc and ...
04 Mar, 2022, 09.20 AM IST
Google's YouTube TV reaches deal to restore access to Disney channelsYouTube warned last week that it would only renew its agreement with Disney if the company offered "equitable terms" and announced that it ...
20 Dec, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
Alphabet earns record profit on Google ad surgeGoogle advertising revenue rose 41% to $53.1 billion during the third quarter. Alphabet's overall sales jumped to $65.1 billion, above the ...
27 Oct, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine contentThe move comes as YouTube and other tech giants like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have been criticized for not doing enough to stop the s...
29 Sep, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
Google parent Alphabet reaches record quarterly revenue, profit in ad boomShares of Alphabet, the world's largest provider of search and video ads, rose 3.3% in extended trading after the results, which handily be...
28 Jul, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
Alphabet Q3 results: Sales growth back as Google flooded with advertisersAlphabet shares rose 7% after ending regular trading at $1,556.88, up 13% on the year.
30 Oct, 2020, 09.39 AM IST
Alphabet's earnings miss profit estimates as spending growsThough growing demand for pricey ads on mobile apps has kept Google's core ad business surging, the company has moved aggressively to maint...
02 Feb, 2018, 11.46 PM IST
Google tightens rules on YouTube to clean it up for advertisersIn April, after an ad boycott began, YouTube raised the cap for splitting revenue with video creators, requiring these sites to have at lea...
18 Jan, 2018, 09.33 AM IST
Spotty internet? YouTube unveils app that allows you to watch videos offlineYouTube is seeing massive growth in India and has 180 mn viewers on mobile phones alone. In the last year, YouTube consumption from mobile ...
06 Apr, 2017, 01.10 PM IST