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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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One year ago, YouTube began testing a story-like format called “Reels.” Eventually renamed to YouTube Stories, the feature is now rolling out to creators with over 10,000 subscribers.

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Google has enlisted the help of a whole host of prominent YouTube stars to highlight the benefits of the Google Assistant Routines feature. The videos include some of the biggest names on the website including Todrick Hall, TheSorryGirls, Jackie Aina, Lele Pons, Katrina Garcia, and The Action Lab.
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Pricing changes have arrived today for both YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium. The discounted YouTube plans are now available for students with 50% off the streaming music and video services normal pricing.

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While YouTube has recently been pushing users to music and video subscriptions, as well as supporting favorite channels, the Google company is still introducing new ad-supported options. The video site in October started streaming movies like the “Terminator” and “Rocky” for free, but with occasional advertising.

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The EU’s copyright directive, Article 13 has come under scrutiny yet again from national and international media. Now an official response from YouTube was recently published on the official YouTube Creator Blog. In the post, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki pushed back against these proposed European copyright legislation changes.

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The Nintendo Switch has been a smashing success, but where games are landing left and right, video apps are a rarity. After Hulu’s debut last year, an official YouTube Nintendo Switch app has just been unveiled and it’s already available for download.

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Voting in the 2018 Midterm elections for the House and Senate are well underway, while on the state and local level there are a slew of gubernatorial races and various ballots. Google encourages voting around the world and its products from Search to YouTube are in full force today to help with that civic duty and provide results later tonight.

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If you happened to be one of the unlucky users who experienced the YouTube TV outage on October 16th, then you should be eligible for a free week of credit courtesy of the company. YouTube TV sent all subscribers an apology via email this weekend which contained a link to a form that, so long as you fill it in by October 24th, will enable you to claim a free week of credit towards the TV streaming service.
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With a dedicated app and an abundance of lyric and music videos, YouTube is where many head to for their songs and tunes. The music experience on Google’s video site is about to improve with upcoming Ticketmaster integration that shows concert listings and tickets for your favorite artist.

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