YouTube’s 2026 algorithm focuses on viewer satisfaction, click-through rates, and retention, shifting how creators should approach growth. Combining effective hooks, thumbnails, and pacing with Shorts ...

YouTube’s search and recommendation algorithms are driving children to Russian-language content even when they seek out ...

YouTube's dominance of online video is also transforming career goals. Reports indicate that 57% of Gen Zers want to be influencers, including YouTube influencers. Another recent survey of Gen Alpha ...

In this introspective video essay, we explore the realities of modern content creation and the influence of the YouTube algorithm. From analytics-driven decision-making to the struggle between ...

A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for ...

You’ve probably never known a YouTube without ads, without an algorithm feeding you an endless scroll of recommendations, and without creators turning content into full-time careers. But 20 years ago, ...

Vikram Singh Barn, one of the world's biggest YouTubers, says algorithms are creating a "hyper addictive" cycle online. The content creator doesn't support Australia's social media ban, but believes ...

Developer Steven Irby built a web app that transforms YouTube into a cable TV-style guide, letting you flip through channels. When you pick a channel, you join whatever video is mid-play, recreating ...

In today's interview, we chat with Jesse Cox. He's been a YouTube pioneer for well over a decade with his main channel boasting over 1 million subscribers. Since then, he's also expanded into the ...

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of comic books The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...