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Filipina cashier left in tears after vlogger's bad prank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 07:40 PM

The prank of a Youtuber pretending to be a Walmart CEO firing employees has backfired after it left a Filipina cashier in tears. Read more »

The next Flavier? Social media star admits tough time in Senate race

Isay Reyes, ABS CBN News
Updated as of May 10 11:35 AM

He has the highest number of social media followers among the present crop of senatorial candidates. Will God intervene and pull a miracle for Doc Willie Ong's bid for the Senate? Read more »

US YouTube star gets 10 years in prison for child porn

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 09:59 AM

CHICAGO, United States - A YouTube musical celebrity was sentenced Friday in a Chicago courtroom to 10 years in prison for enticing girls as young as 14 to produce sexually explicit videos of themselves.   Read more »

YouTube touts first new original program under free strategy

Sheila Dang and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at May 03 11:04 AM

Alphabet Inc's YouTube unveiled on Thursday nine new original programs that will be available for free this year as the streaming service shrinks an effort to attract subscribers with content exclusively behind a paywall. Read more »

In streaming wars, Apple says it can coexist with Netflix

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at May 01 03:17 PM

Apple in March said it will launch a streaming service with original content from big names including Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. It plans to spend $2 billion on programming but has not said how much the service will cost. Read more »

Taylor Swift's 'ME!' breaks YouTube record

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 11:59 AM

Grammy winner Taylor Swift broke records with the release of her new single titled "ME!"  Read more »

ABS-CBN News' YouTube channel hits 6 million subscribers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 08:56 AM

In just five months, the Youtube channel of ABS-CBN News earned another 1 million subscribers, to reach over 6 million subscribers this April. Read more »

ABS-CBN shift chases consumer eyeballs going digital

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 03:59 PM

The shift includes the relaunched streaming app iWant, which has 12 million registered users and 2 million active monthly users, CFO Aldrin Cerrado told reporters.  Read more »

Social media bosses face jail under 'world first' Australian laws

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 06:21 PM

SYDNEY - Social media executives risk jail for failing to take down violent extremist content quickly, under controversial laws passed in Australia Thursday -- a "world first" in the wake of the Christchurch mosques massacre. Read more »

South Korea's burned out millennials choose YouTube over Samsung

Cynthia Kim, Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 03:46 PM

Some young Koreans are also moving out of city for farming or taking blue collar jobs abroad, shunning their society's traditional measures of success - well-paid office work, raising a family and buying an apartment. Read more »

Jollibee, Shopee ads among most popular on YouTube in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 07:10 PM

Google said the themes that stood out among the top ads are entertaining music and dance, creative storytelling, and celebrities for brands.  Read more »

YouTube star to be first female US late-night talk host in decades

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 06:31 AM

NEW YORK - Major television channel NBC has tapped YouTube star Lilly Singh to helm a late-night talk show, making the Canadian the first woman to host on a US broadcast network in more than 3 decades.   Read more »

Online star Willie Ong expects 5M votes from social media followers

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 06:50 PM

The only doctor running for a seat in the Senate is hoping to translate some of his 10 million followers on social media to actual votes come election day.  Read more »

Kim Chiu, nakatanggap ng Silver Play Button mula sa YouTube

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 12:00 PM

Ang YouTube Silver Play Button ay award para sa mga YouTube creator gaya ni Kim na may 100,000 o higit pa na subscribers. Read more »

'That Thing Called Tadhana' now on YouTube

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 06:33 PM

If you haven’t seen “That Thing Called Tadhana” yet, worry no more as Angelica Panganiban and JM de Guzman’s movie can now be viewed on YouTube. Read more »

YouTube to block comments on most videos showing minors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 05:52 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube said Thursday it will disable user comments on a broad array of videos featuring children to thwart "predatory behavior" after revelations about a glitch exploited for sharing of child pornography. Read more »

Pagkalat ng 'Momo Challenge' sinisilip na ng PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 11:14 PM

Inatasan na ni Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde ang anti-cybercrime group ng PNP na maghanap na ng solusyon para mapigilan ang pagkalat ng online game na "Momo Challenge" sa bansa. Read more »

YouTube insists: 'No recent evidence' of Momo Challenge vids on its platform

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 03:45 PM

YouTube insists there are no videos on its platform that promotes the so-called "Momo Challenge" -- an online game that encourages children to do self-harm and ultimately commit suicide. Read more »

Youtube reveals most watched video ever

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 08:32 PM

The video, first released in January 2017, already holds the record for the fastest two billion, three billion and four billion views (272 days). Read more »

Filipino mom flags daughter's 'disturbing' act amid Youtube addiction

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 08:30 PM

A mother from the Philippines has claimed her daughter became suicidal allegedly after watching videos on YouTube. Read more »