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YouTube Launches Mental Health Assistance Content for Teens
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. YouTube is rolling out some new prompts to assist teen users with mental health-related concerns, along with custom content, created by teen mental health experts, that will be displayed with queries related to mental health.
As you can see in these examples, along with a prompt to connect teens to assistance on related searches, YouTube will also now show a series of videos provided by...
YouTube AI Can Predict if You’re Under 18—and Restrict Your Account Accordingly
Photo Credit: Christian WiedigerYouTube is testing AI age-verification technology in the U.S. to predict if you’re under 18, regardless of the birthday entered on your account.If you’re the parent of a kid who watches YouTube—or if you’re a YouTube-loving kid yourself—you might find certain restrictions appearing on your account. The Google-owned video platform is testing AI age-verification technology in the U.S. that can predict users under 18 and place restrictions on their accounts as a result.
According to YouTube, this is part of a move to provide better protections for younger users. The company’s “age-estimation model” started rolling out in the U.S. on Wednesday to determine if someone is under 18—regardless of the information entered on their account.
The initial rollout of the feature covers only a “small set of users” in the U.S. to estimate their...
Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died
Top Stories Tamfitronics Susan Wojcicki, who served as YouTube's CEO for almost a decade until she stepped down last year, has died. She was 56 years old. Her husband Dennis Troper has shared the news on Facebookrevealing that Wojcicki lived two years with non-small cell lung cancer. "Susan was not just my best friend and partner in life, but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many," he wrote in his post. "Her impact on our family and the world was immeasurable."Google operated out of Wojcicki's garage when the company was just starting out, with founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin using it as their office. She became the company's first marketing manager, co-created Google Image Search and was the first product manager of AdSense. Wojcicki also headed Google's video efforts...
How a YouTube Prankster Is Causing a Stir in the U.K. General Election
Politics tamfitronics WorldUnited KingdomHow a YouTube Prankster Is Causing a Stir in the U.K. General ElectionJune 13, 2024 1:56 PM EDTYouTube star Niko Omilana's name has been registered in 11 different constituencies in the U.K. as an MP (Member of Parliament) candidate—in an apparent violation of the U.K. Electoral Commission’s rules. The famous prankster said in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that he is planning to “completely remove” the U.K.’s current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from politics. “Rishi Sunak wants to send young people to war,” he said, referring to the Prime Minister’s idea to implement a national service program for youths in the U.K., which would include military service for some people. “So I have decided to declare war on the system.”Omilana has over seven million subscribers on YouTube, and...
