Articles about YouTube

Influencers push back as SARS moves to tax digital earnings

South African creators raise concerns over plans to tax social media earnings, arguing the move is unfair and could stifle growth in the content economy.

Biggest outages of 2025

2025 saw major outages across gaming, streaming, and social media services, but none were as impactful as the cloud outages from the likes of AWS, Cloudflare and Du.

$20tn club: How Magnificent Seven turned early investors into millionaires

The so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Tesla – are worth more than China’s economy

CompCom wants govt to set up social media ombud

The competition watchdog recommends a regulatory framework for the establishment of a social media ombud.

CompCom orders social media giants to invest in SA media

YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X must significantly invest in SA’s media sector, as revenue-share compensation, says the watchdog.

Google, YouTube to pour R688m into SA’s media sector

The Competition Commission orders Google and YouTube to invest R688 million in the local media industry, as revenue-share compensation.

YouTube to pay Trump $24.5m after lawsuit

The video streaming platform agrees to pay US president Donald Trump a $24.5 million settlement over the suspension of his account.

YouTube celebrates ad innovation

The YouTube Works Awards South Africa 2025 recognised the country's most innovative and effective advertising campaigns.

SARS comes after social media influencers

The taxman calls on influencers to declare their earnings, warning that income received in cash, products or services is taxable under the Income Tax Act.

Social commerce reshapes SA’s car buying process

South Africa’s younger vehicle buyers turn to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to research and make their purchase decisions.

SA celebrates 15 years on YouTube as platform turns 20

YouTube marks its 20th anniversary, with SA commemorating 15 years since its launch.

Google ecosystem aims to create 300K jobs in SA by 2030

The internet giant commits to help create 300 000 jobs, through its ecosystem of SMEs, skills development initiatives and channel partners.