Google is changing the way it verifies channels on YouTube to prioritize those that “have a clear need for proof of authenticity.” Currently, a channel on the video sharing platform is eligible for verification if it has more than 100,000 subscribers – a method that worked well when YouTube was smaller but not so much […]
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki wrote a blog post in which she talked about the platform’s commitment to leaving up controversial videos even when they are offensive. This week, the company posted a new message about the videos they have decided to take down and, YouTube says, it’s taking down many more videos than it ever […]
Google agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into YouTube for allegedly violating the children’s privacy law. Last month, the FTC and Google reportedly reached a multi-million dollar settlement. The search engine giant agreed to settle after the regulator’s investigation determined that YouTube improperly collected children’s personal data and failed to protect their […]
YouTube switch to abbreviated subscriber counts for public-facing accounts with over 1,000 subscribers. For example, if a channel has 111,018 subscribers, users will now see the subscriber count reported as 111K until the channel reaches 112,000 subscribers. Abbreviated public subscriber counts are gradually rolling out starting next week. We heard a lot of feedback from […]
YouTube will remove any ‘mature’ or ‘violent’ content directed toward children amid mounting pressure to make its platform safer for minors. According to The Verge, YouTube says it will weed out unsafe content by monitoring video titles, descriptions, and tags and will begin banning offenders following a grace period. Targeted content will include any material […]
YouTube said Thursday it had found and disabled 210 channels that were spreading disinformation about the anti-government protests in Hong Kong, at least the third such action by an American social media company since the street marches began months ago. YouTube said in a blog post that it took down the channels this week as […]
YouTube is making new changes to copyright enforcement policies with regards to music used in videos. These updates can result in a huge rush of blocked videos in the immediate term but could result in a more relaxed and healthier ecosystem in the long run. Let’s have the context the Content ID system allows copyright […]
Google is expertimenting with an events-focused crowdfunding service for YouTube creators, according to a recent report from Variety. The new effort, called Fundo, allows YouTubers to set up online meet and greet sessions and other events that fans can pay to access. Several YouTube personalities have reportedly been using the feature to set up small […]
Russia’s communications watchdog has requested internet giant Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video-hosting platform. Media overseer Roskomnadzor has sent a letter to Google insisting that it stop promoting “illegal mass events” on YouTube. It didn’t like that YouTube channels were using push notifications and other measures to spread information about protests, […]
YouTube just can’t seem to get out of this hole it has dug itself into. According to a Washington Post report, the video giant has let top video creators get away more lightly with problematic content than those who bring in in fewer videos. The publication spoke with 11 current and former moderators for the […]
Comments on YouTube can be especially dark. Earlier this year, the platform turned off comments on videos of children after a disturbing amount of pedophilic comments were discovered, and there’s plenty of hate speech circulating, as well. Now, YouTube is testing a change that could relocate the comments on mobile apps. It would require users […]
YouTube is considering making major changes to the availability of its children’s content after receiving backlash for the way it handles kids’ videos. But these so-called changes may restrict all kids content exclusively to its app, which isn’t leaving many people happy. Recently, the YouTube had to shut down comments on many of its children’s […]
YouTube is swinging the ban hammer hard today as the company looks to delete thousands of videos and channels in an effort to stem all hateful content. YouTube outlined it’s reasoning in a blog post along with a three pronged approach. Here are the three ways that YouTube will attempt to “tackle hate”: Removal of […]
YouTube has hit a new milestone, with over two billion viewers logged into the service. As CNET reports, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced the news in a presentation to advertisers on Thursday. The site has been hovering just under two billion active monthly users since February, and has just tipped over the line. It’s not […]
It looks as though Netflix isn’t the only streaming media service looking to develop more interactive original programming after the success of its first choose your-own adventure style film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. YouTube is also developing new shows where the viewer can be proactive in where the story and its hero goes. YouTube has announced […]