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YouTube Shorts touts 1.5 bln users, taking on rival TikTok

YouTube said that more than 1.5 billion people monthly tune into its Shorts video service, which competes with global sensation TikTok.

Alphabet-owned YouTube and Facebook-parent Meta both added short-form video sharing formats to their services after TikTok, which late last year said it topped a billion users, became the rage.

Velfies the new selfies (pics)

Move over selfies, the ‘Velfies’ are here! The new trend is capturing short videos from apps and uploading them online. From lip-syncing famous movie scenes to interviewing job candidates the new fad is catching fast in India with Bollywood stars jumping on the wagon, while a number of politicians are using the apps to promote their political agendas and boost their campaigns.