Corporations are taking over YouTube, 72% of the top 100 channels are now brands or mainstream celebs
80% of the top 100 channels were independent YouTubers in 2010.
Senator Marsha Blackburn demands answers from YouTube over censorship of hundreds of Trump campaign ads
YouTube previously took down 300+ Trump ads without explaining how the ads violated its policies.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki admits humans reviewers check whether content “makes sense” to be on Trending
Creators have long suspected that a lot of the content on Trending is curated by humans.
YouTube Rewind 2019 tries to win over creators
Viewers are describing it as “lazy” and “boring.”
YouTube tells creators to brace for an account purge
YouTube says it’s to delete spam accounts.
Julian Assange’s mom slams US Justice Department for accessing Google account of Assange supporter
Christine Assange hit back on Twitter.
Talkshow host Dave Rubin announces Locals, a fan-funding platform that gives control back to creators
The platform allows creators to accept donations and subscriptions, notify their fans when new content is posted, and set the rules for their own communities.
YouTube says “authoritative sources” are 10x more likely to top search results for some newsworthy events
The announcement comes days after YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the site won’t recommend YouTubers during breaking news events.
Sky Does Everything YouTuber, NetNobody, frustrated after YouTube ban
“Absolute clowns, banning people on their platform for literally supporting their platform…”
Even Facebook’s own employees say they wouldn’t trust the company with their finances
Most prefer traditional banks.
YouTube admits censoring hundreds of Trump campaign videos
Google/YouTube have taken down 300+ Trump ads. It’s not clear what the reasons were.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on news commentary: We won’t recommend YouTubers for breaking news
Yet another indicator that YouTube only wants “authoritative sources” on the platform.
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