YouTube Makes it Easy to Live Stream from Desktops
YouTube is introducing an easier way to start a live stream from a desktop computer. Previously, live streaming from a computer was a multi-step process involving the use of an encoder. Now it's as easy as clicking a button. YouTube users can start a live stream from their desktop browser …
Why Thousands of Human Moderators Won’t Fix Toxic Content on Social Media
Alphabet's YouTube division, which has also faced criticism for allowing violent and offensive content to thrive on its platform, is ramping up its humanoid workforce too, with plans to hire more than 10,000 people this year. And Twitter, under increasing pressure over the spread of bot-controlled accounts … Read More
YouTube Stars, The Merrell Twins Are Encouraging Young Women Into STEM
YouTube stars, Veronica and Vanessa Merrell have launched Project Upgrade a digital build series aimed at inspiring young to pursue a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Their YouTube channel, The Merrell Twins has over three million subscribers. Now Vanessa and … Read More
Casey Neistat says YouTube is vulnerable to Twitch
But first, another Casey makes his debut on The Vergecast — Casey Neistat! Nilay talks one-on-one with Casey about a multitude of topics, including Beme, his view of YouTube, Twitch, and other platforms, sponsorship, and what he's up to next. It's exactly what you'd expect from Neistat, honest and … Read …
‘Impulse’ Teaser: First Look At Doug Liman’s Action Drama Series On YouTube Red
The show will host a panel at this weekend's WonderCon moderated by Laura Prudom, Executive TV Editor at IGN, with executive producers Liman and Gene Klein, showrunner Lauren LeFranc and actors Maddie Hasson, Missi Pyle and Daniel Maslany. Impulse is slated to premiere on YouTube Red … Read More
YouTube Plans to Annoy You Into Paying for Its Music Streaming Subscription
For the last few years, YouTube has been trying to convince people to pay for upgraded access to the historically free site, mostly without much success. Soon, they'll try again, with a yet-unnamed music service to compete with Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal. The pitch involves combining two already … Read …
MNEK brilliantly responds to homophobic YouTube commenter
MNEK has responded to a homophobic YouTube commenter, stating “loving another man is not a demonic act.” The R&B star took to Instagram to call out a commenter on his 'Tongue' video, who stated that the clip was “so wrong” and saied “you can clearly see a demon is in …
YouTube Quietly Escalates Crackdown On Firearm Videos
YouTube is tightening restrictions on videos featuring firearms and accessories, entering the intensifying gun control debate. Download … “Their policies are not very clear-cut and they are arbitrary,” Karl Kasada, co-owner of InRange TV, a YouTube channel featuring firearm videos, told the Journal. Read More
YouTube plans to ‘frustrate’ users into paying for music
Lyor Cohen has a plan to “frustrate” those who use YouTube to stream free music for hours on end. In an interview at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, the former Warner Music Group CEO — now YouTube's global head of music — said that the streaming video …
The first trailer for the YouTube Red show Impulse is a moody take on young-adult superpowers
YouTube has released the first trailer for Impulse, a new original series from The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman. A spinoff to his 2008 film Jumper, the show will debut sometime this summer, with a 10-episode series order. Jumper was based on a 1992 novel by …