Lawyers for Steve Wozniak, one of Apple’s co-founders, announced a lawsuit against YouTube and parent company Google on Wednesday, alleging the companies failed to take down videos that used Wozniak’s likenesses in a bitcoin scam. “The allegations paint a picture of an algorithm-driven tech giant that does not respond to victims and that… Source link
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Apple cofounder and Silicon Valley legend Steve Wozniak is suing YouTube and Google for allowing fraudsters to use his name and likeness in bitcoin giveaway scams. The scams resemble those used by Twitter hackers who last week hijacked some of the social network’s biggest accounts to promote bitcoin giveaways. MORE FROM FORBESExclusive: Twitter Hackers Could Have Stolen A Whole Lot More BitcoinBy Billy Bambrough Steve Wozniak, who cofounded iPhone-maker Apple,… Source link
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Google prefers ranking content from YouTube over other video sources, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. When Facebook and other competitors host a video that also appears on YouTube, Google will allegedly push the YouTube result ahead of others in search results. The Wall Street Journal claims tests show YouTube ends up first in the Google Search video carousel more often than not. Further, YouTube results frequently take up most of the slots in Google’s video… Source link
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Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. When choosing the best video clips to promote from around the web, Alphabet Inc.’s Google gives a secret advantage to one source in particular: itself. Or, more specifically, its giant online-video service, YouTube. Take a clip of basketball star Zion Williamson that the National Basketball Association posted online in January, when he made his highly anticipated pro debut. The clip was popular on Source link
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When choosing the best video clips to promote from around the web, Alphabet Inc.’s Google gives a secret advantage to one source in particular: itself. Or, more specifically, its giant online-video service, YouTube. Take a clip of basketball star Zion Williamson that the National Basketball Association posted online in January, when he made… Source link
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