Once AI can create endless viral videos, good luck switching off social media Column Imagine humans … watching humans …watching TikTok … forever AI + ML08 Mar 2023 | 57
Beijing's done its sums and found a billion netizens watching short video services Meanwhile, TikTok analog Douyin cleans up 5,000 misbehaving e-commerce accounts Personal Tech07 Mar 2023 | 5
UK tax authority nudges net 'influencers': You may owe us for those OnlyFans feet pics Cue the dawning realization for thousands of content creators Offbeat20 Feb 2023 | 189
No more free love: Netflix expands account sharing restrictions A 31-day limit on how long you can be away from your home IP address is included too Networks09 Feb 2023 | 99
Netflix changes CEO-sharing arrangement, teases paid password-sharing Reed Hastings steps down as joint boss to become board chair Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 29
2002 video streaming patent holder sues Amazon and Twitch Both companies knew about the patent, claims lawsuit Legal10 Jan 2023 | 22
Attacker snags account details from streaming service Plex 'Limited subset' of users have emails, usernames, and hashed passwords stolen from the platform Cyber-crime24 Aug 2022 | 18
Apple v Chicago streaming service tax battle ends in hushed settlement A 9% levy on content slingers will stand in The Windy City – are others next? Personal Tech25 Jul 2022 | 9
China wants its youth to stop giving livestreamers money Internet regulator puts a few practices in place – including viewing curfews and bans on tips Security09 May 2022 | 29
Netflix to crack down on account sharing, offer ad-laden cheaper options Streaming giant plans to grow by adding new subscription tier and building up games unit Personal Tech20 Apr 2022 | 147
Three Chinese web giants create streaming video 'standard' Updated ByteDance, Alibaba Cloud, and Tencent Cloud team on improvement to WebRTC's startup times Software11 Mar 2022 | 13