security

• VidCon has lost two straight years to COVID-19. Here’s what its organizers are doing to make sure the 2022 edition is safe.
• YouTube Will Now Set Under-18 Users’ Uploads To ‘Private’ By Default, Bar “Overly Commercial” Content From YouTube Kids

  Weeks after Instagram announced that all users under the age of 18 would have private profiles by default, YouTube is making similar moves.

  
• YouTube To Make All ‘Unlisted’ Videos Uploaded Before 2017 ‘Private’ — But Creators Can Opt Out

  YouTube is making a slight but critical change to unlisted videos that were uploaded before Jan. 1, 2017, when the video giant rolled out a security update.

  
• Snapchat Launches ‘Safety Snapshot’ Program To Educate Users On Data Security

  Snapchat has launched a new program within its Discover section dedicated to educating users about data security. The digital literacy program, dubbed Safety Snapshot, will seek to help young users understand the risks associated with perusing the web, Axios reports.

  
• Amazon Doubles Back, Saying Email Instructing Employees To Delete TikTok Was “Sent In Error”
• Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Says U.S. Is “Certainly Looking At” A TikTok Ban
• You Can Now Apply To Be Verified On Instagram Via Form Within App
• After “Horrific Act Of Violence,” YouTube Will Tighten Security “At All Of Our Offices Worldwide”
• Studio71 Channels Hacked By ‘OurMine’, Including Roman Atwood, Lilly Singh, Logan Paul
• Hacker Group ‘OurMine’ Hits Kwebbelkop, h3h3Productions, Other Top Channels
• YouTube Says 97% Of Its Traffic Is Now Encrypted To Keep Data Private And Secure
• VidCon Announces Enhanced Security In The Wake Of Christina Grimmie Shooting, Orlando Attack