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The Onyx Family of YouTube Stars Has Another Famous Member — VP Kamala Harris
Mirthell and Rita Onyx and their four kids, Shalom, Sinead, Sade (Shasha) and Shiloh, are the Onyx family. And with more than 3 million followers on YouTube, they are going beyond just funny videos to make their voices heard. They also just happen to be related to Vice President Kamala Harris. The Onyx family joined LX News to share how...
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YouTube Suspends Giuliani From Partner Program, Cutting Access to Ad Revenue
YouTube said Tuesday that it had suspended Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s attorney, from a program that allows partners to make money from ads on their videos after Giuliani broke YouTube’s rules by repeatedly sharing election misinformation, NBC News reports.
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Tips to Take Control of Your Life Even When the World Feels Out of Control
Kati Morton is a licensed therapist who shares her mental health advice with her million followers on YouTube. She joined LX News to offer tips for how to take back control of your life when the world feels chaotic — and when to know when it’s time for professional help.
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New Google Union Slams YouTube for ‘Lackluster' Response to Trump and Capitol Mob
The newly-formed employee union criticized YouTube’s response to violence, including Wednesday’s D.C. events.
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This YouTube Exec Looks for These Two Qualities in Every New Hire—and Neither One Is Listed on a Resume
YouTube’s VP of content partnerships discusses the key traits she looks for when interviewing new candidates for her team.
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How BeautyyBird's Yasmin Maya Went from Facing an Immigration Crisis to Becoming a Beauty Entrepreneur
Yasmin Maya, known as BeautyyBird to her 1.1 million Instagram followers, began her first-ever beauty vlog while she was in crisis – living in Mexico and separated from her family to resolve her status as an undocumented immigrant. Now, the YouTube star tells LX News she is using her platform to empower Hispanic millennials and to advocate for immigration rights.
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More Than a Month After the Election, YouTube Decides to Crack Down on Misinformation on Results
YouTube has been repeatedly criticized for allowing election misinformation on the platform, taking a more hands-off approach than its social media peers.
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YouTube Suspends OANN for a Week After It Posted Fake COVID-19 Cure
YouTube barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week, after the right-leaning media organization uploaded a fake cure for the coronavirus.
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YouTube Fixes Issue That Caused Widespread Outage
YouTube said late Wednesday it had resolved an issue that had prevented many users from watching videos for more than an hour.
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Bannon Podcast Barred From Twitter Over Comments About Fauci, FBI Director
Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon’s podcast was permanently suspended by Twitter and had an episode yanked from YouTube after he implied that FBI Director Christopher Wray and leading government infectious-diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci should be beheaded and have their heads put on pikes outside the White House.
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‘Babish' Expands as Pandemic Boosts YouTube Cooking Shows
After the pandemic stopped life in its tracks in mid-March, many people have turned to YouTube food channels to help them learn how to cook, or cook better, and be part of a community. Data provided by YouTube shows the average daily views of videos with “cook with me” in the title have increased by more than 100% since the...
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LA Rapper Raps About Committing Unemployment Fraud – Gets Arrested for Unemployment Fraud
A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich from committing unemployment benefits fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles on federal charges of carrying out that very scheme by fraudulently applying for more than $1.2 million in jobless benefits, including by using stolen identities, federal prosecutors announced.
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Food Network Star Natalie Sideserf Digs Into Herself With Realistic ‘Selfie Cake'
Natalie and Dave Sideserf are the owners of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas, and the hosts of Food Network’s “Texas Cake House.” Natalie shows off some of her most impressive desserts, including the YouTube famous “selfie cake” and baby Yoda cake.
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YouTuber Brianna Arsement Is Helping Push Boundaries for Women Gamers
The world of gaming hasn’t always been a welcoming space for women. But YouTuber and gamer Brianna Arsement says times are changing.
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Interabled Newlyweds Address Critics' Hurtful Responses to Their Wedding
Shane Burcaw and Hannah Aylward, the interabled couple better known as “Squirmy and Grubs” on their popular YouTube channel, are addressing the insensitive comments they’ve received since getting married last week.
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BTS ‘Dynamite': Band Members Talk First All-English Song
With their new single “Dynamite,” K-pop sensation BTS is breaking with tradition and breaking records, too.
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TikTok Star Gavin Magnus Drops Details About New Single ‘Hearts on a Pendant' and Shares His Experience With Bullying
At the age of 13, TikTok and YouTube megastar Gavin Magnus has millions of followers on social media and a new single, “Hearts on a Pendant,” dropping Saturday. But even Magnus experienced being bullied in school. The rising singer and performer shared the meaning behind his new song and why his personal experience has made him an advocate for stopping...
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Life Inside the Bubble: Tank and Zena Foster Talk New ‘Babbs to the Bone' Reality Show
R&B singer Tank and his beauty maven wife Zena Foster are giving fans a look inside their life during quarantine in new YouTube reality show “Babbs to the Bone” and test their knowledge on how well they know each other with the newlywed game.
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YouTube Star Jake Paul Breaks Silence on FBI Raid, Slams ‘Absurd' Rumors
Jake Paul is playing defense.
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Watch Your Back Beyoncé! Six-Year-Old YouTuber Goes Viral After Recreating ‘My Power' Dance Routine
Six-year-old Grey Skye has gained over half a million YouTube followers after a video of her dancing to Beyoncé’s “My Power,” complete with choreography and matching outfit, went viral.