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Jury hears claims that Meta and YouTube fostered addiction in kids

LOS ANGELES - The jury is being asked to decide whether Meta and Google-owned YouTube fostered addiction that harmed young users. That's the allegation a Northern California woman's attorney laid out ...
The Root

Florida Day Care Workers Allegedly Tortured Kids, But Their Next Move Was Even More Sickening, Cops Say

Surveillance footage between mid-December to mid-January allegedly captured several children, ages one to four, being “hit, ...

Children 'easily exposed to scams and execution videos' on social media

'A little curiosity and the search bar for the most part found toxic content.' ...

Prince Harry thanks bereaved families taking on social media firms

Prince Harry expressed hope for "truth, justice and accountability" in footage shared exclusively with BBC Breakfast. His remarks come after the prince launched a campaign for stronger protections for ...
The Economist

More and more countries are banning kids from social media

Yet the Spanish government’s plan to bar children under 16 from social media, announced earlier this month, leaves Ramón cold. His contemporaries would easily find ways around it, he thinks. His ...
The Indiana Lawyer

Google, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trial

Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first ...
The Caledonian-Record

US trial lawyer says Meta, YouTube 'engineered addiction' in children

Meta and Google-owned YouTube "engineered addiction" in children, a lawyer for the plaintiff said on Monday as a landmark trial on the effects of social media on minors began in ...
The Register-Herald

Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for ...

BBC Children’s & Education announces new launches to reach more families where they are

We are constantly evolving the service we provide to children, parents and teachers to ensure the BBC remains a key player for young audiences in the UK and beyond. Our mission is ...
The Root

A$AP Rocky’s Interaction With Kids in a Harlem Classroom Might Just Surprise You

A$AP Rocky may be a father of three, but his ability to connect with kids isn’t exclusive to his own. In fact, thanks to a now viral video, it’s clear to see that Rocky is exceptionally good with kids ...
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Finally, to fully utilize the YouTube download function of yt-dlp, a JavaScript runtime such as Deno is required, and the installation procedure is like this

YouTube's specifications are extremely complex and change frequently. The yt-dlp development team previously supported YouTube using a method that heavily relied on regular expressions. However, in ...
Mashable

Damn and hell are fine on YouTube. Here's what you can't f**king say.

YouTube clears up what kind of profanity is OK to say and still get paid for its creators. Credit: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Hell yeah. YouTube is finally letting creators know what ...