If Nielsen stats are to be believed, we collectively spend more time in front of YouTube than any other streaming service—including Disney+ and Netflix. That's a lot of watch hours, especially for an ...

YouTube kicked off VidCon 2025 with a panel breaking down how to engage with the platform's algorithm and busting myths on video engagement. The discussion featured panelists Jenny Hoyos, a creator ...

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Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data shows ...

"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...

If you’ve ever opened YouTube and seen a talking AI SpongeBob, a looping slime video, or something that feels engineered to ...

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 ...

YouTube's algorithm recommends right-wing, extremist videos to users — even if they haven't interacted with that content before — a recent study found. (Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images ...

The second you start watching a video on YouTube, the site begins building an algorithm of your likes. While the goal of that is to show you content you want to see, it means you'll miss out on so ...