Facebook and YouTube Give Alex Jones a Wrist Slap A Facebook suspension and a YouTube probation, for videos that violated policies, followed weeks of controversy over Mr. Jones, who oversees Infowars. Read More…

How A.S.M.R. Became a Sensation The brain-tingling feeling was a hard-to-describe psychological oddity. Until, suddenly, it was a YouTube phenomenon. Read More…

YouTube Bans Risky Prank Videos Amid Spate of ‘Bird Box’ Challenge Stunts The video-sharing site said that it was clarifying its policies on the posting of harmful content to explicitly exclude pranks with a “perceived danger of serious physical injury.” Read More…

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions of YouTube and Facebook After New Zealand It’s time for a real conversation about the infrastructure and incentives that Big Tech provides far-right extremists. Read More…

Meet the YouTube Stars Turning Viewers Into Readers Reading and writing are solitary activities; BookTube is changing that. Read More…

Sri Lanka Shut Down Social Media. My First Thought Was ‘Good.’ As a tech journalist, I’m ashamed to admit it. But this is how bad the situation has gotten. Read More…

New Pressure on Google and YouTube Over Children’s Data Two members of Congress asked for details of practices concerning the personal data of viewers younger than 13. Read More…

‘Old Town Road’: See How Memes and Controversy Took Lil Nas X to No. 1 TikTok dances. Nine Inch Nails. Billy Ray Cyrus. How an unknown Atlanta artist and a Dutch bedroom producer joined forces online to make a record-breaking, chart-topping smash. Read More…

The Flourishing Business of Fake YouTube Views Plays can be bought for pennies and delivered in bulk, inflating videos’ popularity and making the social media giant vulnerable to manipulation. Read More…