Candid, Comedic and Macabre YouTube Stars Feel an Advertising Pinch After companies began pulling ads because of concerns about content, some video creators who thought they had no reason to worry have seen their revenue plunge. Read More…

The Tingle Makers, Open for Business Soothing videos of women whispering or crinkling paper have an unusually devoted following online. A salon in Brooklyn is mixing the therapy with theater. Read More…

How YouTube’s Shifting Algorithms Hurt Independent Media A move to block hateful speech on the site has punished comedians, political commentators and experts on everything from military arms to video games. Read More…

At Manchester United, a Win to Celebrate but Not to Savor United is a winning club and a financial colossus, but will that continue to be enough in a world in which fans increasingly expect style with their substance? Read More…

Google Pledges $300 Million to Clean Up False News After enduring criticism for allowing the rapid spread of conspiracy theories, the tech giant opened up its checkbook to support reliable journalism over the next three years. Read More…

How Joe Budden Became the Howard Stern of Hip-Hop As a rapper, Joe Budden had a hit 15 years ago — and then a string of bad luck and poor choices. Now he has emerged as a podcast star. Read More…

Instagram Allows Longer Videos in Challenge to YouTube The social media service said a new video hub called IGTV would allow users to post videos up to an hour in length. Read More…

Pirate Radio Stations Explode on YouTube A trick of YouTube’s algorithms has led to the blossoming of hundreds of unlicensed, independent radio stations on the site, reminiscent of an age of underground broadcasts in the previous century. Read More…

What Love and Sadness Look Like in 5 Countries, According to Their Top GIFs Sometimes words aren’t enough. Sometimes you need pictures. And sometimes those pictures are from another culture. Read More…