Read This If You Want To Be YouTube FamousA former YouTube employee unveils the secrets of how to strike it lucky on the platformwilleagle·Added Feb 3, 2020·5 min readwilleagle·Added Feb 3, 2020·5 min read
Meet the Millionaire Karaoke King of YouTubeThere’s big business in crudely re-recorded karaoke versions of pop songsJack Needham·Added Jan 22, 2020·6 min readJack Needham·Added Jan 22, 2020·6 min read
These German YouTubers are Fighting to Figure Out How YouTube WorksThey’re trying to use the full extent of the law to compel YouTube to lift the curtain on its algorithmChris Stokel-Walker·Added Jan 13, 2020·6 min readChris Stokel-Walker·Added Jan 13, 2020·6 min read
All of YouTube, Not Just the Algorithm, is a Far-Right Propaganda MachineYouTube’s celebrity culture and community dynamics play a major role in the amplification of far-right contentBecca Lewis·Added Jan 8, 2020·7 min readBecca Lewis·Added Jan 8, 2020·7 min read
YouTube’s Deradicalization Argument Is Really a Fight About TransparencyThe reason we’re all focusing on the algorithm’s effects is we don’t know how it worksChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 29, 2019·7 min readChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 29, 2019·7 min read
PewDiePie Has Become YouTube’s Voice of ReasonYes, PewDiePie plans on taking a break in 2020. But that’s not the important stuff he said in his latest videoChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 16, 2019·4 min readChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 16, 2019·4 min read
In Three Weeks YouTubers Need to be COPPA Compliant — But They Have No Idea What that MeansCreators like Adam Saleh have no idea what 2020 will bring, but YouTube’s new bullying policy gives an ideaChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 11, 2019·4 min readChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 11, 2019·4 min read
YouTube Rewind 2019 Foreshadows the Site’s Boring Future in 2020The video sharing platform learned from last year’s misstep — but this year’s edition shows the challenge YouTube has in the futureChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 5, 2019·4 min readChris Stokel-Walker·Added Dec 5, 2019·4 min read
Deepfakes Are Being Used to Puncture Politicians’ BlusterA YouTuber with an unhealthy obsession with 1990s female songstresses is slowly eroding the credibility of Brazil’s governmentRaphael Tsavkko Garcia·Added Dec 5, 2019·5 min readRaphael Tsavkko Garcia·Added Dec 5, 2019·5 min read
What Does The Future of Educational YouTube Content Look Like?YouTube is making changes to how it presents educational content — and edutubers are teaching us how to live todayMolly Horan·Added Dec 2, 2019·5 min readMolly Horan·Added Dec 2, 2019·5 min read