In response to backlash it’s suffered over the past couple of years, YouTube is making some major changes to its verification requirements. Starting today, the requirements are much higher, and ...

YouTube has begun testing a more prominently placed “Watch On YouTube” badge for embedded videos. Typically, when watching an embedded video, once you begin playback there is a “YouTube” button in the ...

The addition of the badge system was first noticed by a user who received a card in their Home feed congratulating them on earning a new badge. When clicked, the card opened a fullscreen page with an ...