Spotify Announces Testing Offline Mix Playlist, May Compete With YouTube in Coming Days

[ad_1] Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced that the app is officially testing an offline playlist dictated by the users’ recently played favourites. The company first spoke about an offline mix playlist in 2020 but nothing tangible came of it immediately. But it is clear now that the development was in the works behind the screen … Read more

EU Industry Chief Demands Meta Immediately Tackle Online Content Targeting Children

[ad_1] EU industry chief Thierry Breton will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on June 23 and demand that he act immediately to tackle content targeting children, as Meta’s voluntary child protection code seemed not to be working. Social media platforms such as Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, Snap’s Snapchat, and Alphabet’s YouTube have stirred concerns … Read more

Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok Face Action Over EU Crypto Advertising Complaint: Details

[ad_1] Meta Platforms’ Instagram, Alphabet’s YouTube, TikTok and Twitter could face regulatory action after European consumer group BEUC complained to the European Commission and consumer authorities that the online platforms allegedly facilitate the misleading promotion of crypto assets. US regulators suing crypto platforms Coinbase and Binance, along with last year’s collapse of FTX, have sparked … Read more

Decentralised Apps’ Safety Touted by Former Twitter India Head After Recent YouTube Channel Hacks

[ad_1] The YouTube accounts of senior Indian journalist Barkha Dutt and YouTube creator Tanmay Bhat, were recently hacked, denying them access to the content uploaded to their YouTube channels. The incidents occured after their accounts were breached by hackers. Addressing the issues and challenges with keeping accounts and content safe online, former Twitter India head … Read more

Fans Rejoice in AI-Generated Beatles Music as Music Studios File Copyright Claims

[ad_1] When the Beatles broke up more than 50 years ago, devastated fans were left yearning for more. Now, artificial intelligence is offering just that. From ‘re-uniting’ the Fab Four on songs from their solo careers, to re-imagining surviving superstar Paul McCartney’s later works with his voice restored to its youthful peak, the new creations … Read more

YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy

[ad_1] Alphabet’s YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. The new set of updates is part of YouTube’s elections misinformation policy that will go into effect immediately. “In the current environment, we find that while removing … Read more

Google to Delete Accounts That Are Inactive for 2 Years Starting December Over Security Threats

[ad_1] Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday said it would delete accounts that had remained unused for two years starting December, in a bid to prevent security threats including hacks. The company said that if a Google account had not been used or signed into for at least two years, it might delete the account and content … Read more