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YouTube is one of the biggest platforms in the world right now to get your voice out there, and reactions from viewers play a role in how YouTube promotes that content. However, many over the years have turned the YouTube dislike button into a weapon, and now the company finally wants to do something about it.

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As we’ve seen from past problems, making money on YouTube can sometimes be a headache. For many channels, multi-channel networks can be a reason for that. Last year, MCU Defy Media closed down basically out of the blue. Now, a couple months later, it’s been revealed that the network’s closing also left dozens of channels out of huge amounts of money.

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YouTube has today announced that it plans to stop recommending conspiracy videos to its users without removing that content from the platform. This change is meant to stop users from seeing content that goes right against the line of YouTube’s Community Guidelines.

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People can be pretty crazy on the internet, and there’s no place to see that more clearly than viral challenges. Following last year’s Tide Pod fiasco and now the current “Bird Box Challenge,” YouTube has announced that it is banning challenges and pranks which are inherently dangerous or life-threatening.

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Last year, YouTube began rolling out its Stories vertical video format to more creators. The Google company is now surfacing YouTube Stories in the Home feed and even recommending accounts that users don’t follow.

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As more YouTube viewers hit mobile devices, the platform is testing new features to improve the experience on smartphones and tablets. This week, YouTube is launching a new set of swipe gestures for its mobile app to better navigate video history.

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In its latest update, YouTube has just revealed plans to ditch one of its built-in sharing features. Starting later this month, the built-in sharing options for Twitter and other social networks will be removed from YouTube.

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Search fields in many mobile Google apps feature the ability to lookup queries by voice. On Android, a standard voice input UI is leveraged across most applications, but some choose to customize the interface. YouTube for Android is now rolling out an updated voice search that’s both better themed and more powerful.

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Certain hackers in recent weeks have exploited tech vulnerabilities to promote internet sensation PewDiePie. The latest attempt involves Casting a video promoting the YouTube creator onto Chromecast devices, including smart TVs, by taking advantage of a vulnerability on some routers.

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For Google, “presenting” major sporting events and award shows have served as a good way to advertise its brand and paid services. The latest sponsorship is for the Times Square Ball Drop broadcast and musical show on New Year’s Eve to showcase YouTube Music.

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YouTube has had a dilemma on its hands for years with content that breaks community guidelines. The solution? Automated systems which take down content quickly if it detects a problem. This week, YouTube has revealed some numbers on how much content was removed last quarter, including for the first time, channels taken down.

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YouTube has just announced today that the company is about to start purging fake subscribers from the platform this week. Over the next couple of days, creators big and small may see a “noticeable” decrease in their total subscriber count.

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Earlier this year, YouTube introduced revamped music Charts that reveal trending songs, artists, and other metrics by country. These local and global top lists are now being integrated into YouTube Music for quick browsing and instant listening.

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YouTube Rewind is a yearly recap of the biggest names and videos on the platform each year, but for 2018 there has been a lot of controversy surrounding it. Users have overwhelmingly spoken out that YouTube Rewind 2018 is the worst one yet, and it’s on its way to being the most disliked video ever.

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Initially an exclusive to YouTube Premium subscribers for the past six months, “Autoplay on Home” is now rolling out to all free mobile users. This feature helps viewers decide what to watch before clicking on a video within the Home tab.
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