YouTube

• YouTubers ‘The Ingham Family’ Are Selling $340 Dolls Of Their Newborn Son
• YouTube Tweaked Its Algorithm To Promote “Quality Family Content.” That Change Decimated Kid-Friendly Creators’ View Counts.

  Back in early July, when YouTube was (reportedly) in the thick of negotiations with the Federal Trade Commission over issues concerning child safety, it made a change to its algorithm.

  
• Apparently, More Than 64,000 People Paid $50 To Watch Jake Paul And Tana Mongeau Get Married

  When it comes to Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau’s “wedding,” the real question isn’t whether the pair actually legally got married or whether the whole thing’s a sham to shill Mongeau’s MTV series, No Filter: Tana Turns 21. (Signs point to the latter.) The real question is, Wait, they seriously got more than 64,000 people to pay $50 a pop to watch this thing?

  
• YouTube Stays Uncharacteristically Silent On New 24-Hour Music Video Viewership Record

  In recent years, YouTube has gotten into touting the stats for its biggest music video debuts, specifically tracking which artists nab the most views within a 24-hour period and making public pronouncements via press releases and its social media channels.

  
• YouTube’s King Of Random, Grant Thompson, Has Passed Away At Age 38
• Van Life YouTuber Jennelle Eliana Hits 1.5 Million Subscribers In 1 Month, Answers Internet’s Burning Questions In New Upload
• Diary Of A Web Series: The Curse Of The Comedy Writer–Non-Performer
• YouTube Videos Featuring Young Children Get Triple The Views Of Videos That Don’t (Study)
• YouTube’s New Feature Requires Creators To Self-Rate How Ad-Appropriate Their Videos Are
• YouTube Will Exclusively Livestream Fuji Rock, Japan’s Largest Outdoor Music Festival
• Odell Beckham Jr. Forms Content Company To Launch His Own YouTube Channel
• YouTube Music Now Lets Users Switch Seamlessly Between A Song And Its Music Video