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The YouTube revolution: Create videos with yourself – no filming needed

YouTube unveils its 2026 plan: Creating Shorts videos and games using AI, alongside tightening the fight against low-quality content and deepfake forgeries.

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French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

France is set to bar under-15s from social media and extend mobile phone bans to high schools from 2026, as President Emmanuel Macron pushes tougher rules to curb online harms to minors.

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Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

Reddit files lawsuit against Australia's social media ban

The website called the ban "invalid on the ground that it infringes the implied freedom of political communication," in its court filing.

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A notification from Snapchat requesting age verification is displayed on a mobile phone as a law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in this picture illustration taken on December 9, 2025.

Australia leader defends social media ban as teens brag about staying online

Australia's new ban on under-16s using social media faces hurdles as some young users find ways around it. Global reactions are mixed, with experts raising concerns about its effectiveness.

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Google rises most in almost two years after blowout results

Google's parent company Alphabet Inc's sales rose 33% to $61.9 billion with robust gains for Google Cloud and Youtube. Shares jumped as much as 10% pushing Google toward a $2 trillion valuation.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByMARK BERGEN/BLOOMBERG NEWS (TNS)
FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020.

A million YouTube subscribers for Israeli pop star Netta

Barzilai burst onto the international music scene when she won Eurovision in 2018, singing the self-empowerment anthem, “Toy.”

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
NETTA BARZILAI at her home studio in Tel Aviv last year

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

Other tech giants like Facebook and Twitter have also been criticized for not doing enough to stop the spread of false health information on their websites.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021ByREUTERS
YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015.

Social media platforms fail to address antisemitism - ADL report

Antisemitic content continues to be a problem on nine different social media problems according to the ADL.

AUGUST 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SOCIAL MEDIA didn’t care about the reality; they cared about the false narrative being promoted, even when it costs Jewish lives around the world.

New Israeli gaming channel is launched

For the first time in Israel, an entire channel will be dedicated to broadcasting the world of gaming.

JULY 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leading gamers at Iaunch of Israeli gaming channel

YouTube takes down debate on vaccinations

By taking down our debate while leaving up many false statements, YouTube conveys the impression that they somehow validate the truth of everything they don’t take down.

APRIL 19, 2021ByALAN DERSHOWITZ
RESIDENTS OF Inglewood, California, receive COVID-19 vaccinations at a temporary vaccine station last month.

From a College Drop-Out to an Influential YouTuber: Meet Dezmen Horne

APRIL 4, 2021ByDN MEDIA NETWORK

Tattooed Italian mobster nabbed in Caribbean thanks to his cooking videos

Biart made a fatal mistake. He and his wife posted on YouTube several videos of Biart cooking Italian dishes. Although they were careful not to show his face, police recognized him from the tattoos.

MARCH 29, 2021ByREUTERS
Illustrative Photo: Ahmed Hergal, founder of Italian restaurant L'antica Pizzeria DaPietro, adds ingredients to his 999 DT (360 USD) pizza, covered with luxury foods and edible gold leaf, in Tunis, Tunisia, March 6, 2021.

Luis Fonsi, Nicole Scherzinger collaborate on 'She's BINGO' for Israeli ad

Over a million users around the world play "Bingo Blitz," making it the most popular free mobile game in the world in 2021.

MARCH 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Luis Fonsi and Nicole Scherzinger in the clip for "She's BINGO"

What First Time Investors Can Learn from Crypto Trader Jack Skipp

MARCH 7, 2021ByDN MEDIA NETWORK