YouTube May Add to the Burdens of Humble Wikipedia In a surprise announcement, Google says it will hand off a knotty problem — fact-checking its videos — to the online encyclopedia’s volunteer army. Read More…
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At 12, He Had a Viral Science Video. At 14, He Fears He Was Too Rude. Marco Zozaya critiqued those linking vaccines and autism, but he struggles like many science communicators with social media platforms that may favor a style that inflames. Read More…
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A Glimpse of a Crown Prince’s Dream? Saudi Arabia Invades Iran in CGI An animated video depicts the kingdom’s forces under Mohammed bin Salman marching into Tehran as conquering heroes. Is it serious or a satire? Read More…
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Instagram Goes Long. Will You Follow? They came for Snapchat. Now they’re gunning for YouTube with hour-long video. The influencers are stoked. Read More…
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Police Identify Woman Who Wounded 3 at YouTube and Killed Herself; Motive Is Unclear Officials were investigating the motivation behind a woman’s attack at the suburban California headquarters. Read More…
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Using YouTube as an Accelerant for Video Games Getting YouTubers or Twitch streamers to share their thoughts on a new game can have a powerful effect on its success. Read More…
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Yannick, Sooner: The 8 Best Classical Music Moments of the Week on YouTube The Philharmonic’s next music director, Bach and a piece from the Harlem Renaissance were among the highlights. Read More…
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YouTube’s Rapid Response Partisans Game the News of Tragedy A community of internet talking heads gets their fact-challenged messages across by working fast after events like the church massacre in Texas. Read More…
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YouTube Adds More Scrutiny to Top-Tier Videos A policy update aims to prevent advertisements from appearing next to troublesome content. Read More…
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