YouTube

• Taylor Swift’s “Me!” Shatters YouTube Record For Most-Viewed Solo Female Debut
• Google’s VP Of Agency And Brand Solutions Wants Facebook Watch To Get Bigger

  YouTube’s feeling up for a little healthy competition in the ad-supported streaming space. “I actually want a lot of competition because it will cause more dollars to flow into the space,” Tara Walpert Levy, vice president of agency and brand solutions at YouTube’s parent company Google, said this morning at the NewFronts’ MediaLink breakfast confab.

  
• PewDiePie Addresses Christchurch Massacre, Urges Fans To Stop Using “Subscribe To PewDiePie”

  The “subscribe to PewDiePie” movement is over. At least, according to its main object of attention. PewDiePie (aka Felix Kjellberg) says in his latest upload the catchphrase he created as part of his struggle to beat Bollywood record label T-Series and remain the No. 1 most-subscribed-to creator on YouTube has been co-opted by “degenerates,” and he wants his fans to stop using it.

  
• YouTube Rolls Out Tools To Curb Misinformation Ahead Of EU Elections

  Ahead of the EU Parliamentary elections at the end of May, YouTube parent company Google is taking extra pains to curb the spread of misinformation.

  
• Malala Yousafzai’s Nonprofit Debuts YouTube Series ‘Roll Call’ Spotlighting Girls Around The World
• YouTube Spotlights Eco-Minded Creators Krystn Keller, Justine LeConte, Others On Earth Day
• Diary Of A Web Series: When Your Set Light Catches Fire
• Susan Wojcicki Has “Tea Sessions” With Shane Dawson And James Charles To Discuss Creator Concerns
• YouTube Picks Up Original Series ‘Retro Tech’ From Star Creator Marques Brownlee, Vox Media Studios (Exclusive)
• YouTube Returning To Fire TV After Amazon And Google Find Friendly Ground
• YouTube Testing Free $2 Super Chats As Part Of YouTube Premium Subscription
• Susan Wojcicki On YouTube’s Fight Against Grotesque Content: “I Own This Problem, And I’m Going To Fix It”