YouTube’s 2026 algorithm changes emphasize authentic engagement, viewer satisfaction, and early retention over raw watch time or frequent uploads. Experts note that creators must sharpen their first ...

YouTube is the world’s largest music discovery platform, but its music recommendation system operates differently from its main video feed. For independent artists, learning these differences is ...

In a landmark decision, a California jury has awarded $3 million to a 20-year-old woman who claimed Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube intentionally design their platforms to be addictive and ...

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 ...

Google’s Google February 2026 Discover core update finished rolling out today. It began on Feb. 5 and completed 21 days later. This was the first confirmed Google Search update this year and the first ...

The New York Times reviewed these clips, along with more than 1,000 other videos recommended to young children on YouTube, and found that the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, ...

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...

YouTube suffered a global outage on Tuesday, with thousands of people reporting issues with the platform from around 8:00 p.m. ET. Now, we know what caused it. In a statement posted to the official ...

If you can't watch YouTube videos right now, you're not alone. A Tuesday evening YouTube outage affected users across the globe, with problems starting around 8:00 p.m. ET. Early reports are sketchy, ...

YouTube generated more than $60 billion in revenue for 2025, including both advertising and subscriptions, the first time parent company Alphabet has broken out total revenue for the platform. That ...

If you've been eyeing YouTube TV – or already subscribe – you may want to remain patient because in early 2026, the video streaming service will be unveiling some new consumer-friendly packages, ...

X may soon provide more insight into how its algorithm works. On Saturday, Elon Musk posted on the platform to say that the company "will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine ...