YouTube

• YouTube Tweaked Its Algorithm To Promote “Quality Family Content.” That Change Decimated Kid-Friendly Creators’ View Counts.
• Creators Going Pro: YouTube Gets Viewers Into The Mind Of Gamer Rez And His ‘Fortnite’-Loving Family

  Bryan Carti was into Fortnite before it was cool. Back when the battle royale game came out in 2017 -- before YouTuber-led Friday Fortnite tournaments, before it became a major part of FaZe Clan’s success, and long, long before last weekend’s Fortnite World Cup Finals, which handed out esports’ biggest ever cash prize to its 16-year-old champion -- Carti’s friend had to convince him to give his favorite sports games a break and just try Fortnite.

  
• 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
• Missouri Senator Proposes Bill Banning YouTube’s Autoplay, Facebook And Twitter’s Infinite Scroll
• Van Life YouTuber Jennelle Eliana Hits 1.5 Million Subscribers In 1 Month, Answers Internet’s Burning Questions In New Upload
• 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 Millionaires: YouTube’s Freestyle Soccer Expert Shows The Internet How To Bend It Like Brown
• Creators Going Pro: Married YouTubers ‘Rose & Rosie’ Have Made A Career Of Candid, Clever Content About Their Life Together
• Logan Paul Reveals Income Woes, Hypes His Upcoming YouTuber vs. YouTuber Event ‘The Challenger Games’