I’ll buy YouTube Premium if it adds a ‘no AI slop’ toggle

YouTube is filling up with AI-generated garbage. I can't stand the thought of paying for Premium, but if it cleans up the ...

Creatorverse: YouTube Is Making an Aggressive Bid to Be Creator Home Base

In this week's Creatorverse, TheWrap breaks down Made on YouTube 2025, Fortnite updates and Kai Cenat's new power ranking.

‘CoComelon’ Owner Kevin Mayer Laments YouTube’s Power To Turn Off Views: “They Can Be Hard To Deal With At Times”

Kevin Mayer, co-CEO of Candle Media, the company that owns CoComelon producer Moonbug Entertainment, has lamented the ...

Where the “Woke” Debate Burns Hottest: In Incredibly Long YouTube Essays on the Likes of RFK Jr. and Ms. Rachel

Why are audiences flocking to feature-length examinations of Joe Rogan with academic-quality citations? Creator Lindsay Ellis ...
Harvard Medical School

The algorithm thinks you’re rich. Prepare to pay more for that flight.

In an interview with Harvard Law Today, Noah Giansiracusa explains how companies deploy what some call "dynamic" or “surveillance pricing,” using individual customers' data as a primary algorithmic ...
techtimes

Inside YouTube Shorts: How the Algorithm Hooks You

You open YouTube Shorts while waiting for your coffee. A couple of videos, you think. Thirty minutes later, you're still scrolling. The brain is buzzing, time is gone. YouTube Shorts isn't just a ...
SlashGear

What Is YouTube's Ambient Mode And How Do You Turn It Off?

Google has an expansive catalog of products, but YouTube just might be the most popular one, apart from Google Search, of course. It's been around for two decades, hosting virtually every kind of ...
Awful Announcing

Bill Simmons accuses top podcasters of ‘lying publicly’ about audience size, buying YouTube subscribers

Ever since the first hit podcasts launched 15-20 years ago it has been nearly impossible to track the precise size of their audiences. Now, Bill Simmons, the “Podfather” himself, is calling out ...
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There's a Better Way to Watch YouTube on iPhone (Without the Algorithm or Shorts)

YouTube is a bit of a mess right now. It’s nowhere near as bad as Instagram or TikTok on this front, but it’s still easy to lose hours scrolling through YouTube videos and Shorts on your ...