Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.

Who's the biggest media company on the planet? The answer might surprise some, as it is no longer a Hollywood giant, with the tech world converging on the sector and Alphabet's ( GOOGL) YouTube ...

Google continues to turn the screws on free YouTube users, expanding a test that restricts access to song lyrics on YouTube Music. Users without a premium subscription have found that Google’s ...

If you ask YouTube users the most annoying part of their viewing experience, the majority would probably say the adverts. Ads pop up at the start, during, and after videos on the Google-owned platform ...

The influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025.

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This Station feature differs from YouTube Mix as it doesn’t include videos from other artists. Instead, this livestream consists only of the music videos made by the named artis ...

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YouTube experienced a widespread global outage on Tuesday, disrupting access for users across multiple countries, including India and the United States, with hundreds of thousands reporting problems ...

YouTube on Tuesday started offering a free tool to government officials, journalists and political candidates to help them identify and remove AI-generated videos that resemble their appearance. The ...

When Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset launched in February 2024, users were frustrated at the lack of a proper YouTube app—a significant disappointment given the device’s focus on video ...

If you hate the act of watching YouTube today but can't imagine living without it, it's time to put your wallet where your mouth is.