Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too
While a bill to ban TikTok if it doesn't change owners has received President Joe Biden's signature, it could still be years before the popular video-sharing app is actually blocked from U.S. app stores โ if it is blocked at all.
Laugh out loud during comedian Andrew Youngbloodโs debut special
Texas-based comedian Andrew Youngblood is in the house. He was on Houston Life back in December right before he filmed his special at the secret group. The special, "I'll tell you this" was just released yesterday. We're chatting with him about the drop.
A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn't taken down sooner
A graphic video from a Pennsylvania man accused of beheading his father that circulated for hours on YouTube has put a spotlight yet again on gaps in social media companiesโ ability to prevent horrific postings from spreading across the web.
Google brings its AI chatbot Bard into its inner circle, opening door to Gmail, Maps, YouTube
Google is introducing its artificially intelligent chatbot named Bard to other members of its digital family โ including Gmail, Maps and YouTube โ as it seeks to ward off competitive threats posed by similar technology run by Open AI and Microsoft.
Police went to Ruby Frankeโs home last year over concerns she left children alone for days
Authorities were summoned last year to the Utah home of Ruby Franke, the YouTube family influencer charged with multiple counts of child abuse, after a concerned neighbor said her children had been left home alone for several days, a police report shows.
Children's advocates ask FTC to investigate Google for targeting ads to kids
Children's advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice.
11-year-old Florida girl arrested after prank-texting 911 to say her friend was kidnapped as part of a YouTube challenge
An 11-year-old Florida girl was arrested after falsely texting authorities that her friend was kidnapped by an armed man. She later confessed the prank was part of a YouTube challenge.
Capitol riot suspect arrested near Obama's home will remain jailed until trial, judge rules
A man charged in the Capitol riot who had guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested near former President Barack Obamaโs Washington home will remain in jail while he awaits trial.
Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media
In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seems unlikely to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter who was killed in a terrorist attack.
School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
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.
Teen author and podcaster discuss โTeensplainingโ
Today on Houston Life, we heard from a local teen whoโs 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!
YouTube to remove videos spreading abortion falsehoods
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.
Revealing the women-only viral craze in Houston!
A first on Houston Life, Lauren Kelly is live revealing a viral craze in Houston thatโs 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.
โShe was very charmingโ: Houston-area YouTuber who scammed nearly $136K from 8 investors sentenced to prison, DA says
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.
EXPLAINER: How platforms dealt with 'RINO hunting' video
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 โRINOs,โ or Republicans in Name Only, Facebook scraped it off its platform within a few hours.