Far-right trolls are using a network of fake accounts to rig YouTube's algorithm in their favor, according to chats leaked by an anti-alt-right group. Conversations uploaded by the Twitter account Alt Right Leaks appear to show members of European alt-right group Reconquista Germanica discussing ways … Read More

YouTube said Wednesday that its moderators had mistakenly removed videos in recent days during what some critics had called an ideological “purge,” highlighting the ongoing challenge for a video giant now hiring thousands of new employees in a push to rein in shocking and dangerous content. Read More

YouTube appears to have removed several political channels in the wake of recent events. Now it's saying those channels were mistakenly removed by overeager moderators. I may have spoken too soon when I pointed out that YouTube's algorithm is doing a bad job and the company needed to get … Read …

A day after announcing their local broadcast deal, the Seattle Sounders announced what can reasonably be called a pioneering deal with YouTube TV. The Sounders are actually the second MLS team to partner up with the streaming service, but unlike LAFC's deal it is not exclusive. Rather, it is more …

GLOBAL: The engine of Alphabet's video streaming giant, YouTube, is its YouTubers serving niche interests and pushing video forward; however, a new analysis shows that just 3% of channels capture 85% of the site's total viewership. Recent research into the last 10 years of channel and video data … Read More

The premium YouTube TV video service has struck a multi-year deal with Seattle Sounders FC to become the exclusive live streaming provider for the soccer club starting this year. The deal makes Sounders FC the only MLS club to offer a streaming option in combination with traditional over-the-air … Read More

Of the parents who allow their children to watch YouTube, 37 percent don't use provided parental controls and 22 per cent didn't even know they existed. And while 81 per cent felt the parent or primary caregiver is responsible for preventing children from seeing inappropriate content on YouTube, 31 per … …

YouTube's crackdown on conspiracy theories in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting has had some unintended casualties. The streaming video firm has confirmed to Bloomberg that its human moderators inadvertently removed videos and took down channels from right-wing and pro-gun outlets. Read More

Jonathan Cheban's launching a YouTube channel this month named after his new moniker “Foodgod,” Page Six has learned. The Kardashian bestie was seen around the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami with a film crew in tow. A rep for Cheban tells us that the channel …

Tucker Carlson reported that YouTube, through its parent organization Google, is enlisting "trusted flaggers" to delete questionable video content from its platform. However, he said one group hired by YouTube is the Southern Poverty Law Center, which he said is "not an expert on the South, law, … Read More