BBC could soon make programmes for release first on YouTube under deal

16 janvier 2026 à 16:29

Plan follows pressure on broadcaster to put more content on platform, but raises questions about licence fee

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The BBC could soon make programmes for YouTube, after being put under pressure to produce more content on the increasingly dominant digital platform.

The corporation would begin making some content released first on the platform under proposals that could be announced as soon as next week as it seeks to reach younger viewers, who are the heaviest users of YouTube.

TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU

The Guardian

Par :Mark Sweney

16 janvier 2026 à 09:34

Move comes as calls for Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow around world

TikTok will begin to roll out new age-verification technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls grow for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s in countries including the UK.

ByteDance-owned TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people such as YouTube, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children.

Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data Is Dismissed

NYT

Par :Neil Vigdor and Rylee Kirk

16 janvier 2026 à 02:17

The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.

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