YouTube

• YouTube Exec Says Some Conspiracy Videos Aren’t “Causing Harm,” And Can Remain Uploaded
• YouTube Revamps Verification System With New Look And Eligibility Requirements

  YouTube is adding two key updates today to its verification program -- the system that serves to denote the official accounts of public figures whether they be native creators, musicians, or companies. 

  
• YouTube Testing New ‘Profile Cards’ That Showcase Channel-Specific Comment History

  YouTube is testing out a feature that would lay bare a user’s comment history -- though only on one specific channel at a time over the course of a 12-month period.

  
• YouTube To Shutter Its TV-Optimized ‘Leanback’ Feature On Oct. 2

  YouTube will shutter its nine-year-old browser interface early next month. The TV-optimized, minimalist Leanback feature was originally designed to mesh YouTube’s recommendation algorithm with traditional TV.

  
• YouTube’s Abbreviated Subscriber Counts Are Here
• YouTube Will No Longer Count Ads Toward Music Charts, 24-Hour Music Video Debuts
• Christine Sydelko Says She’s Quitting The Internet: “It’s Such A Trivial Job”
• NFL To Kick Off Weekly YouTube Docuseries For 2019 Season Dubbed ‘Game Day All Access’
• YouTube Taps K-Pop Groups TVXQ! And Super Junior For Travel Docuseries
• Jack Douglass’ ‘YIAY Live’ Will Go Even More Live With Stage Shows This November
• YouTube Forges New ‘Red Diamond Creator Award’ For Channels With 100 Million Subscribers
• Hannah Hart Will ‘Blintz’ Across The U.S. In 8-City Tour For Her New Book ‘My Drunk Kitchen Holidays!’