Channels

• Sorry kids, no more mowing down NPCs: YouTube’s new Community Guidelines age-restrict some video game violence (and also NFTs)
• YouTube reorganizes product teams in search of “faster decision making and execution”

  YouTube is offering a buyout option for its employees as it restructures its product division with an eye toward generative AI.

  
• Shorts now make more money for YouTube than long-form videos

  While Alphabet may have hit record revenue, its costs continue to mount, too. With this earnings call, it upped its capital expenditures estimate for this year from $85 billion to $91-93 billion.

  
• High resolutions and splashy landing pages: YouTube is giving its TV app a makeover

  YouTube has announced a slew of new features that will bring a more elevated experience to its app on TV screens.

  
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• Stuck in a Shorts rabbit hole? YouTube’s new timer puts a limit on your browsing session.
• 20 years of YouTube: 2024 brought us the “influencer election” — and a vision of the future
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• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 10/19/2025
• YouTube gets a new shopping integration as it touts its impact on Gen Z style
• YouTube’s latest economic report details €7 billion contribution to European GDP