Dec 11 Watch 4:08 Lawmakers grill Google CEO on concerns of bias, election interference and privacy Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee in response to criticism over some of the company’s practices. Pichai faced grilling from the right on allegations of anti-conservative bias in search results, as well as questions from the… Continue watching
Aug 03 How online video sensation Shonduras reinvents himself regularly to stay successful By Michael Boulter, Paul Solman After making a career out of stunts like refrigerator-skiing -- drawing millions of eyeballs from the coveted under-35 demographic -- Shaun McBride has learned how to adapt to new platforms and invest in evolving business models. Continue reading
Jul 17 How creators stay afloat in the volatile world of online video By Michael Boulter During the “Ad-pocalypse,” YouTube creators saw drastic drops in ad revenue income. Some use another time-worn business model: the subscription. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 3:44 Jackson Bird gets to be the transgender role model he needed as a kid Jackson Bird came out as a transgender man at 25. Growing up without any role models, he felt as if he were alone in the world. Now he makes YouTube videos and hosts the podcast "Transmission" to help everyone better… Continue watching
Apr 05 Police promise deep investigation of YouTube shooter’s past By Janie Har and Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Investigators will likely scrutinize the shooter's movements during the nearly nine-hour drive from her family's home near San Diego to YouTube's headquarters and will examine the bizarre videos she posted online and the posts about her, as well as look… Continue reading
Apr 04 What we know so far about Tuesday’s shooting at YouTube headquarters By Joshua Barajas San Bruno police chief Ed Barberini confirmed Wednesday that police believe the suspect was "upset with policies and practices of YouTube."… Continue reading
Apr 03 Police confirm ‘active shooter’ at YouTube headquarters By Joshua Barajas A female suspect died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a shooting at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, police confirmed Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 19 5 important stories buried by last week’s news By Jessica Yarvin, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 7:57 When limiting access to violent extremist videos could be erasing evidence By PBS News Hour Aiming to remove violent and extremist content from its website, YouTube took down hundreds of videos from the Syrian war. But researchers and advocates have pushed back, claiming the company removed potential evidence of human rights violations. Former U.S. Ambassador… Continue watching
May 16 After compulsively watching YouTube, teenage girl lands in rehab for ‘digital addiction’ By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science Digital addictions are not official mental disorders. But researchers see the same patterns in digital addictions as in other substance abuse. Continue reading