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YouTube

Video sharing and streaming platform

youtube.com

Headquarters: San Bruno, United States
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 1,000–150,000
Industry: Online Services

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Latest news about YouTube

In short: YouTube led streaming viewership growth, expanded sports and shopping features, and faced lawsuits over teen safety and account practices.

Company announcements

August 10 YouTube

YouTube announces changes to the YouTube Partner Program

The program will expand Premium Lite, adjust Shorts revenue sharing, and raise entry thresholds for new creators starting February 1, 2027.

July 1 YouTube

YouTube introduces supervised kid accounts in Türkiye and MENA

The accounts offer age-appropriate experiences with parental controls and built-in protections.

April 28 YouTube

YouTube introduces learning tools for teachers and students

Features include an AI-powered 'Ask' button, quizzes, Study Hall partnership, Courses, and ad-free YouTube Player for Education. Over 5.5 billion views on U.S. learning content last June.

April 21 YouTube

YouTube expands likeness detection to entertainment industry

The AI tool detects deepfakes, enabling celebrities and agencies like CAA, UTA, WME to request removals. Supported by leading talent agencies.

Media coverage

September 4 Yahoo Finance

YouTube Premium’s “Ad-Free” Promise Faces a Second Lawsuit

YouTube Premium subscribers are suing Google in the U.S. and Canada, claiming sponsored creator...

August 31 Times Republican

Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure, lawsuits over child safety mount

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over...

August 27 Yahoo

YouTube Creators Keep Getting Banned. Now the FTC Is Watching.

FTC is preparing a potential lawsuit against YouTube over account terminations that may have misled...

August 27 Bloomberg

US FTC probes YouTube over social media policies

The regulator has investigated account suspensions since last year and is now preparing to file a potential lawsuit against the platform.

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