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YouTube changes policy, BAD NEWS for YouTubers! Cracking down on abuse and child-exploiting channels and videos, YouTube on Wednesday announced it will remove content on the platform that attempts to pass as being "friendly for kids". "While some of these videos may be suitable for adults, others are completely unacceptable, so we are working to remove them from YouTube," Johanna Wright, Vice President of Product Management, YouTube, wrote in a blog post. The Google-owned company will apply machine learning technology and automated tools in order to discover potentially exploitive content. YouTube has terminated 50 channels and removed thousands of videos as also advertisements from 5,00,000 exploitive videos under the current set of guidelines. The company will also continue to work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to report the potentially illegal behaviour to law enforcement, said Wright. Meanwhile, Yo

Do you know the correct way to use Power Bank? Are you constantly running out of battery on your device? One of the best solutions is using a power bank to quickly refill your battery without needing to stop and wait when you finally find a power outlet. While power banks seem like the best way to charge up your device they have to be used properly to avoid damaging your device and the gadget itself as well. The steps required to use a power bank are simple. To charge the power bank, connect it to any power outlet via a USB cord. Most power banks have a light to indicate that it is fully charged, you can then unplug it and it will retain this charge. After this, you can connect whatever device you need to charge via a USB cord and they will show a charging signal. Many power banks can switch on without the user needing to press their dedicated power button as soon as they are plugged into another device. If not, switching them on once plugged into the device

6 tips to keep your WhatsApp secure Over 1.3 billion people use WhatsApp app every day to connect with family and friends. Users share more than simple text messages; they send photos, videos, personal data, bank account or other financial details, etc. on the Facebook-owned messenger app. If a user's WhatsApp account gets hacked, the attackers can know everything about them. Here are 6 tricks to secure your WhatsApp acco unt! 1.  Two-step verification : Use a secure PIN to protect your account WhatsApp offers " Two-Step Verification " feature to add an extra layer of security to the account. It can be activated under Settings>Account>Two-Step Verification>Activate . Users need to set up a 6-digit PIN and provide an email address to disable the feature if they forget the PIN. It is helpful when the user's mobile is stolen, or someone tries to re-verify the user's account on another device. 2.  Is backing up WhatsApp messages

WhatsApp features ranked, as per the way we feel most impact. WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world, used by over 1.2 billion people worldwide and 200 million in India alone. Despite its success, the Facebook-owned company has not become complacent and always keeps the competition on its toes by releasing new features every few weeks. 2017, of course, saw the overhauled WhatsApp Status (an aping of Snapchat), but there have been many other small updates this year that didn’t get as much attention. From increased media sharing limit to video streaming, we take a look at all the new WhatsApp features released this year alone. While going down this memory lane, we’ve ranked features in the order that we feel made the most impact (or will make, if in beta) in user experience. 1. Delete for Everyone WhatsApp in October made the Delete for Everyone feature live for all users, the biggest change to chats on the platform since the blue ticks were introduced. As