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Twitch launches tool to catch channel ban evaders
Amazon.com Inc’s live-streaming site, Twitch, is launching a tool to detect users who try to access channels where they have been banned, it has said.
Reddit to shut down Dubsmash app, integrate video tools with platform
Reddit is pulling the plug on its TikTok-like platform, Dubsmash, the social network has said, just a year after buying it for an undisclosed sum to bolster its video creation tool...
Netflix rolls out mobile games to subscribers on Android
Netflix Inc has rolled out its mobile games globally to members with Android devices, exploring new ground as competition stiffens on the video streaming pioneer’s home turf.
TikTok to be in congressional hotseat over school-trashing content
TikTok will face questions about content that may have led children and teens to steal from or vandalize school bathrooms and other facilities when it and other large social media ...
South Korea: An army of retail investors flocks to YouTube
Millions of South Koreans have jumped into stock market trading over the past year with their enthusiasm feeding off a new market force – popular investment channels on YouTu...
Amazon-owned Twitch says source code exposed in last week’s data breach
Amazon.com Inc-owned Twitch said on Friday that last week’s data breach at the live streaming e-sports platform contained documents from its source code.
Snap launches in-app tool on drug dangers
Snap is launching an in-app tool to educate users searching for drug-related key words on Snapchat about the dangers of drugs and is working on tools for parents to help keep teena...
Zoom, Five9 to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock deal after shareholder vote
Five9 Inc shareholders voted down the call center software firm’s $14.7 billion sale to Zoom Video Communications Inc, a major blow to Zoom’s plan to expand its offerin...
Google adds visual search features in shopping, video push
Google users can soon combine images and text in search queries, a feature that could help the Alphabet Inc unit expand its role in e-commerce and dominance in online video.
Amazon launches bundling service for video streaming apps in India
Amazon.com in India has launched a bundling option on its video platform for global and local streaming services, in a move aimed at boosting subscriptions.
Apple joins streaming elite, Netflix crosses milestone with Emmy wins
Apple burnished its streaming TV credentials on Sunday as “Ted Lasso” scored the Emmy award for best comedy, and Netflix landed its biggest television award to date wit...
TikTok’s lead EU regulator opens two data privacy probes
TikTok’s lead data privacy regulator in the EU has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform related to the processing of children’s personal dat...
Zoom shares record worst day in 9 months as searing growth tapers off
Zoom shares tumbled nearly 17% yesterday, after the video conferencing company signalled a faster-than-expected drop in demand and analysts questioned its future plans as people re...
Zoom’s tepid growth forecast takes shine off billion-dollar quarter
Zoom posted its first billion-dollar revenue quarter but signalled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom, sending...
Facebook to bring voice and video calls to main app
Facebook Inc is letting some users make voice and video calls within its main app on a trial basis, aiming to make it easier to place calls without opening its standalone Messenger...