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Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon unite in support of Blackout Tuesday

All major streaming services from across the world including Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube etc have come together to pledge their support for Blackout Tuesday. The platforms are marking their support with special playlists, social media blackout and moments of silence to protest against police violence and racism and also to honour George Floyd. […]

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YouTube TV will keep streaming Fox RSNs and YES Network during negotiations with Sinclair

YouTube TV, Google’s internet pay-TV service, said it will drop the Fox regional sports networks and the YES Network from customer lineups this Saturday, Feb. 29 citing an impasse in negotiations with Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the RSNs. “We purchase rights from Sinclair to distribute content to you,” the YouTube TV account said in […]

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YouTube’s tougher harassment policy cracks down on hate speech and threats

YouTube is enacting a stricter anti-harassment policy to curb hate speech and threats that might have otherwise skirted past its moderators. The online video giant no longer allows material that “maliciously insults” people based on traits like gender identity, race or sexual orientation. It’ll also bar “veiled or implied” threats, not just direct ones. You […]

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YouTube TV is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices

Amazon reinstated support for YouTube on its Fire TV platform in July, while Google enabled Amazon Prime video streaming through Chromecast devices. In the latest development, YouTube TV is available on Amazon’s Fire TV platform, meaning users can stream live television and use an unlimited cloud-based DVR. YouTube TV aims to replace traditional cable TV […]