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YouTube to live stream presidential debates
Watch live: Romney and Obama face off in first presidential debate YouTube has announced it will stream the three debates between US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, along with the vice presidential debate. “No matter where you are in the world or how you’ll be accessing the Internet,…
Microsoft store calls police during rapper’s performance: ‘F*ck these computers!’
Employees at a Microsoft store in Atlanta were reportedly forced to call police on Friday after a rapper hired to perform for The Source magazine’s Power 30 Issue jumped on tables with laptops and tablets, while telling the audience, “Fuck these computers!” In a video posted on YouTube, Machine Gun…
Philadelphia cop sucker punches woman celebrating Latino heritage
A Philadelphia police officer has been caught on video allegedly punching a woman in the face after she appeared to throw water on him during the city’s Puerto Rican Day Parade over the weekend. Video of the incident dated Sept. 30, 2012 was uploaded by YouTube user Gisela Valentin on…
Iran unblocks access to Gmail
Iran on Monday removed online blocks on Gmail but a government Internet filtering committee official said other, additional censorship was being prepared against YouTube, according to reports. Internet users in Iran found themselves able to freely access their Gmail accounts for the first time since the blocks were suddenly established…
Rep. Todd Akin: ‘Write me a decent check’ to get my attention
Republican Rep. Todd Akin, who is running for Senate in Missouri, thinks that giving your member of Congress money is a good way to get in touch with them. A video uploaded to YouTube on Monday by the campaign of Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) highlighted Akin’s response after he was…
Actress: I received death threats after being ‘duped’ into anti-Islam video
An actress from the anti-Islam short film that inciting demonstrations around the Middle East is suing Google and YouTube, as well as the film’s producer, in an effort to have it taken offline. Cindy Lee Garcia said on The Today Show Monday that she was fooled into taking part in…
YouTube seeking education video ‘gurus’
YouTube on Friday was searching for education “gurus” with knowledge to impart to fast-growing ranks of students turning to online videos for lessons. The globally popular Google-owned video-sharing venue teamed with Internet education innovator Khan Academy to find, train and promote 10 “super-talented and engaging content creators.” “We have seen…
Sarah Silverman explains voter ID: ‘Lawmakers are trying to fu*k you’
Appearing in a short film published to YouTube on Thursday, comedian Sarah Silverman attempts to explain why 12 states have passed laws that require voters present photo identification before casting a ballot. In short, she said that “lawmakers are trying to fuck you in the asshole” and ended up recommending…
U.S. takes to TV and YouTube to quell Muslim anger
Frustrated the US government’s message denouncing an anti-Islam film is failing to be heard, the State Department is turning to social media and television ads to try to stem global protests. Leading the way, the US embassy in Islamabad has edited and produced a 30-second TV advertisement broadcast across seven…
U.S. judge rejects ban on anti-Muslim YouTube video
A US judge rejected Thursday a request by an actress in the anti-Islamic video that set off violent Muslim protests to ban YouTube from showing the trailer in the United States. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Louis Lavin refused the request by lawyers for actress Cindy Lee Garcia for a…
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