Al Jazeera, Nabi Roshan: Afghanistan’s Jon Stewart forced into exile, 8 June 2022 "While most entertainment and satirical TV shows have been pulled off the air by channels that are still operating within Afghanistan, Roshan and ...

Arab News, YouTube reaffirms its commitment to creators and the protection of users in MENA "Citing a host of statistics to illustrate the importance to YouTube of content creators in the region, he (Tarek Amin) said two in five Egyptians use YouTube; more 80 percent of adults surveyed ...

Danya Hajjaji, Newsweek, Exclusive: How YouTube Facilitates the Persecution of TikTok Women in Egypt, 10 Feb 2022

I missed the publication of this article, so am posting now on what is a significant story: "As these YouTubers touted ...

Konstanze Frischen, Forbes, Human Rights Documentation In The Digital Age: Why Machine Learning Isn’t A Silver Bullet, 6 Dec 2021

"The use of machine learning is very dangerous ...

The National, YouTube to launch music charts in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

"YouTube Charts is designed to offer the Arabic music industry a more streamlined and transparent approach to measuring ...

SCMP, Impoverished Indonesian community starts making money as a ‘YouTube village’

"Siswanto, a 38-year-old Indonesian who found success on YouTube, is now teaching his neighbours how to start and grow audiences on their ...

Joseph Cox & Emanuel Maiberg, Motherboard, Vice, YouTube Removes Israeli Government-Linked Ad That Justified Bombing of Gaza

"YouTube removed the ad after Motherboard contacted the company because the ad contained 'violent imagery.'"

SCMP, Indonesia’s self-taught dental workers say they fill a need in society – just not in Hong Kong. There is an online dimension to this, as the 'practitioners' have used YouTube as part of their self-education. ...

Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudis Prefer Local Content on YouTube Platform

"The viewing rates of educational content, the report also revealed, has increased dramatically in the past year relative to other forms of content on the platform. A ...