CEO YouTube, chief executive of video sharing tech giant has announced $5 million assistance for Pakistan to help battle against the crisis followed by Coronavirus pandemic.
CEO YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, in her letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan assures her effective measures and possible aid for Pakistan.
According to CEO Wojcicki, YouTube will fight against the virus through every possible means. She also underscored the need for joint efforts, saying that I have decided to support the country and the crisis faced by the people of Pakistan.
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media videos.
Available content includes video clips, TV show clips, music videos, short and documentary films, audio recordings, movie trailers, live streams, and other content such as video blogging, short original videos, and educational videos.
Most content on YouTube is uploaded by individuals, but media corporations including CBS, the BBC, Vevo, and Hulu offer some of their material via YouTube as part of the YouTube partnership program.
Unregistered users can only watch (but not upload) videos on the site, while registered users are also permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos and add comments to videos. Videos deemed potentially inappropriate are available only to registered users affirming themselves to be at least 13 years old.
YouTube and selected creators earn advertising revenue from Google AdSense, a program which targets ads according to site content and audience.
The vast majority of its videos are free to view, but there are exceptions, including subscription-based premium channels, film rentals, as well as YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, subscription services respectively offering premium and ad-free music streaming, and ad-free access to all content, including exclusive content commissioned from notable personalities.
Earlier, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had lauded Pakistan’s efforts against the Coronavirus outbreak.
Bill Gates held a phone call with Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying that Pakistan has truly played its best part in protecting the lives of vulnerable people as well as showing off its best efforts to deal with the pandemic.
