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An Iraqi NGO shared disturbing voice recordings that Tiba Ali reportedly sent to friends the night before she was killed.

Clips of hydraulic press machines crushing cars and industrial shredders destroying appliances have garnered massive audiences and profits online.

Dozens of Iraqi residents and activists are protesting in the city of Diwaniyah days after a 22-year-old YouTube star was killed allegedly by her father.

Google's core business is mired in a period of slow growth as businesses reel in ad spending.

Pranksters at conveyor belt sushi restaurants have been trending on Japanese social media this past week — but not in a good way.

YouTube star MrBeast worked with ophthalmologist Jeffrey Levenson to 'cure' 1,000 blind people, according to a recent controversial video.

A group of motion-captured pet fish allegedly took control of a Nintendo Switch after the Pokémon game the fish were connected to had crashed during a livestream in Japan.

Christopher Schaffer, 25, and Patrick Phyrillas, 22, were pronounced dead at the crash site in Pennsylvania. James Phyrillas — Patrick's brother — was in stable condition in the hospital on Tuesday.

YouTube star MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted a video on January 28 where he said he paid for 1,000 people to get cataract surgery.

A Virginia school district is investigating a former assistant basketball coach who allegedly posed as a 13-year-old at a junior varsity game.

Political commentator and comedian Russell Brand comments on President Biden's new chief of staff's apparent close ties to the pharmaceutical industry Saturday.

The BBC has seen evidence of how officers pose as dates online to seek out and arrest their targets.

From a 1970s classic to a sinking ship blockbuster, a disaster film superfan rates the six best ever

American rapper Cordae recently revealed that he has been trying to keep his relationship with tennis superstar Naomi Osaka private. Cordae, 25, admitted in an interview with YouTube channel Million Dollaz Worth of Game that the toughest part about being part of a celebrity couple is keeping his love life private. When pressed further about being both in a relationship and in the industry, Cordae said it “just depends on the person you [are] with.”

The suppression of the documentary is raising alarm bells about eroding civil liberties in India under Modi’s BJP party.

The documentarian behind Channel 5 and This Place Rules apologized and said he's seeking therapy after women came forward on social media to say he sexually assaulted or coerced them.

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury reportedly have a third date for their long-awaited bout. They will face off in the ring Feb. 25 at a location to be determined

YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, described often working "non-stop" for up to eight days in a row in an episode of the Lex Fridman podcast.

It might just be the ultimate diss track: Colombian pop star Shakira has racked up more than 82 million views within two days on her music video for "Out of Your League," becoming the most-watched new Latin song on YouTube within a 24-hour period. The track takes aim at the singer's ex, 35-year-old former footballer Gerard Pique, over his alleged relationship with a younger woman, singing "You traded a Rolex for a Casio."

YouTube has a number of features, but there are some unique ones that are not often used because many fail to realize that they exist.

H-Town’s very own YouTuber “Unspeakable” has a goal on Jan. 21: turn the Toyota Center into a massive ball pit. It’s said to be the most extreme challenge yet.

RedLetterMedia YouTubers said they put tapes of a 1987 sci-fi movie called "Nukie" through a wood chipper to drive up the value of the remaining copy.

After years of scandal, these awards were about survival not simply ceremony. But the so-called "party of the year" was stunted by a hodgepodge of honors and a host whose caustic comedy didn't fit.

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem in the mental health crisis among youth.

If the home of cancellation ceases to exist, there will be no place for viral callouts—and, arguably, no place for quick justice.

Andrew Tate has made many public derogatory statements about women, including that when they stay with him they are "not allowed out."

TikTok, Meta, Snap and YouTube were sued for allegedly causing a mental health crisis among Seattle public school teenagers, according to a lawsuit.

Seattle Public Schools blames social media for worsening mental health and behavioral disorders in students, making it more difficult to teach them.

The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for a mental health crisis among youth.

The public school district in Seattle is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski said he believes Youtube was censoring conservatives after content creators gained more subscribers on his platform in just a few months.

YouTube star Keenan Cahill died at the age of 27. He rose to fame with lip-syncing videos he created with stars Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and 50 Cent.

Controversial YouTuber Nash announced his engagement to TikToker Nivine Jay, best known for leaking a video she said Affleck sent her on Instagram.

The NFL's deal with Google's YouTube for "Sunday Ticket" could drive people back to the classic TV bundle.

The seven-year agreement is going to cost Google's YouTube roughly $2 billion per year for the residential rights of the Sunday Ticket, CNBC reports.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the partnership will "usher in a new era" of how fans access, watch and follow the league.

The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

A Brazilian YouTuber shared a video filmed on a plane saying a man had been taking photos of her without her consent, the Daily Mail reported.

The NFL reached a deal with Google's YouTube TV for its Sunday Ticket subscription package.

Bail was. denied Wednesday for a man accused of kicking a 23-year-old woman unto the tracks off a CTA platform Tuesday while a Red Line train was approaching.

YouTube TV has emerged as the favorite to land the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package of out-of-market games, but the sides have not finalized a deal.

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YouTube is trying to repair its bad reputation with families. Can YouTube's educational goals for children work alongside its commercial mission?

The world's fastest-growing social media platform has become known globally for its vertical format.

Amir Nasr-Azadani was arrested in November in relation to the killing of a police colonel and two volunteer militia members.

As Russian forces shell Ukrainian cities, pro-Kremlin propagandists have homed in on a new topic: turning Europeans against Ukrainian refugees.

Houston Life chats with local seventh grader Aniyah Cotton, a rapper and actress giving other kids a platform to shine with her YouTube talk show, ‘The Aniyah Cotton show.’

The pandemic supercharged the creator economy, and Sunday’s awards show was the first held in person since that boost.

Jamie and Sarah McCauley started their YouTube channel, which teaches people how to start side hustles, in 2019. Now, it brings them up to $9,000 per month.

Brian "The Liver King" Johnson made the admission after leaked emails showed his steroid usage cost him up to $11,000 per month.

Authorities at a Michigan prison want to know how two inmates got ahold of cell phones, shot a music video in their cell and then posted the video online.

The Kids Online Safety Act has gained momentum at a time of debate over parental control of what's taught in school, including on topics like gender identity.

A graphic designer bought two cabins in a remote part of the Italian Alps. He's gained 400,000 YouTube subscribers sharing the renovation progress.

The shooting happened at an apartment complex in Central Corpus Christi. The officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave.

European Union data shows that Twitter took longer to review hateful content and removed less of it in 2022 compared with the previous year.

Today on Houston Life, we heard from a local teen who’s making an impact on his community while still in high school. Bailey Moore sat down with Derrick and Courtney to share his passion for helping others and details about his new podcast with youth leader and entrepreneur Jordyn Wright!

Researchers say nearly 1 in 5 videos suggested by YouTube in response to a search for terms related to next week's elections came from untrustworthy sources.

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Brazilian voters are being bombarded by online misinformation, less than a week before they pick their next leader.

Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter say they're taking steps to prevent the spread of misinformation about voting and elections ahead of next month's midterms.

Los grupos declaran que las compañías de redes sociales no están haciendo lo suficiente para frenar las falsedades que se esparcen en sus plataformas.

The groups say social media companies are not doing enough to curb the spread of falsehoods specifically targeting Latinos.

A flare-up in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan has killed 155 troops on both sides since early Tuesday.

Fighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan has killed about 100 troops and fed fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the longtime adversaries.

Google and a team of university researchers have hit on what they say could be an effective way to make people more impervious to the harmful impact of online misinformation.

Our Solutionaries team tracks down solutions to one of the scariest, most terrifying problems plaguing parents—school safety.

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, big tech firms and the European Union moved to ban the country's main propaganda and disinformation channels.

There were more than 41,000 traffic deaths in 2021 alone, but experts are creating solutions. Don’t miss the innovations keeping drivers and pedestrians safe.

Ali Siddiq joins our H-Town Sitdown to chat about his latest stand-up comedy special ‘The Domino Effect,’ available now on YouTube.

Seven months after being fired by CNN, Chris Cuomo is reemerging into the public eye.

A Northern California burglar returned to the scene of the crime this weekend after he forgot his keys inside a doughnut company’s corporate office.

YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that had protected the legality of abortion in the country for nearly 50 years.

A first on Houston Life, Lauren Kelly is live revealing a viral craze in Houston that’s for women-only. It has more than 187k Followers on Instagram and 76,200 YouTube subscribers. It started in Houston and is a nationwide success story. Join us Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. on KPRC 2.

A new report says social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users.

Technoblade, a popular YouTuber best known for his Minecraft videos, died about a year after he was diagnosed with cancer, according to his family. He was 23.

Do you live in a food desert? Are you in the middle of a food swamp? Do better options exist? Food solutions for everybody, including the littlest ones in desperate need of baby formula. Join us for Solutionaries on Thursday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m CST.

A man was killed and two others were injured, including rap star Ludacris’ manager, in a parking lot shooting in an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta on Sunday night.

A Houston-area social media influencer who touted herself as an expert in how to land the perfect man plead guilty to tricking followers and acquaintances into fake real estate deals and was sentenced to five years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Thursday.

When a GOP Missouri U.S. Senate candidate released a video Monday in which he cocked a gun after calling for a hunt of fellow Republicans who he believes are “RINOs,” or Republicans in Name Only, Facebook scraped it off its platform within a few hours.

An Australian court has ordered Google to pay a former politician 715,000 Australian dollars ($515,000) over two defamatory YouTube videos.

You have to meet Jonathan and Ben Carlin, if you’re not familiar with them already.

For many of us, plastic bags are a way to get our groceries, and anything else we buy, home from the store.

YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official.

More than 400 Detroit families came to Faith Xperience Church to watch 10,000 eggs drop from a helicopter!

Two Ukrainian brothers have added a somber tone to their YouTube gaming channel popular with young Japanese by providing war updates from their country.

Some of China's state media reporters are identifying as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

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Now that we’ve launched our new “Solutionaries” digital newscast, we want to know: Have you seen an episode? How about the latest one? Do you have any ideas for the future?

A decision by Twitter and Facebook to ban former President Donald Trump a year ago has prompted many conservative social media users to join new platforms that claim to offer a refuge from overzealous content moderation.

Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during the holiday shopping season, propelling a 36% increase in its corporate parent’s profit during the final three months of 2021.

The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube, demanding documents after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate.

Federal authorities say a South Dakota man charged this week with storming the U.S. Capitol last year performed rap songs about the riot in videos posted on his YouTube channel.

More than 80 fact checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform.

Our video production team is growing and we’re looking for an engaging content creator to join us in a Trainee role, supporting our stations’ digital properties and YouTube channels.

A host of musical artists will join an online concert next month to benefit environmental causes.