MrBeast is the new No. 1 with record earnings, and Jake Paul ranks second despite past scandals. Here’s how much these celebs raked in.

The right-wing host has frequently tangled with media platforms about Covid and other content issues

More than 80 fact-checking organizations from around the world have urged YouTube to do more to tackle disinformation and not allow its online video platform “to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors”.

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) YouTube began restoring access to Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) channels on its platform on Sunday, after the companies reached a distribution agreement to end a two-day blackout.

Disney and Google said they reached a deal to restore ESPN, ABC and other channels to YouTube TV, two days after a contract dispute knocked them off the streamer. Terms of the deal were not disclos…

If you're a YouTube TV subscriber who pays $65 per month to stream live TV channels, you might be in for disappointment next time you check your program guide. That's because 18 channels, including popular favorites like ESPN, ABC and The Disney Channel, are no longer available to stream live on the service.

YouTube TV's subscription is now $15 cheaper.

After years of complaints from YouTubers, Google has pinpointed the root cause of a series of account hijackings: software sponsorship deals that delivered malware. Google forums have for years witnessed pleas for help to regain control of stolen YouTube accounts, despite the owners using multi-factor authentication. Impacted influencers found themselves not just locked out of their accounts, but scrambling to stop the sale of their channels.

YouTube Rewind is going away for good.

Media Matters found that at least 50 YouTube videos featuring newly banned anti-vax influencers remain on the platform

YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.

Kalbi the pink piglet was treated like any other beloved pet. Despite its tongue-in-cheek name—Kalbi means roasted short ribs in Korean—the pig was dressed in cute get-ups and swaddled in blankets like a baby. Heartwarming videos of the pig earned a YouTube channel over 100,000 followers just weeks following its debut.

YouTube plans to bring picture-in-picture viewing to all iOS users in the US, beginning with Premium customers.

Staged animal rescue videos featuring brutal violence and cruelty are racking up millions of views on YouTube

YouTube said on Thursday it had suspended payments to content producers from 14 channels accused of spreading fake news about next year's election by the country's federal electoral court, the TSE.

Fourteen YouTube channels have had their payments suspended by the company amid allegations that they spread misinformation about the country’s 2022 election. "In compliance with the decision of the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) of August 16, YouTube informs that it has suspended access to the revenue attributed to those responsible for the 14 channels indicated by the TSE," a YouTube spokesperson told The Hill in a statement.

Google has rolled out picture-in-picture support as an "experimental" feature for YouTube premium subscribers, allowing them to watch video in a small window when the app is closed.

A mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines. Their plan failed when the influencers went public about the attempt to recruit them. "It started with an email" says Mirko Drotschmann, a German YouTuber and journalist. Mirko normally ignores offers from brands asking him to advertise their products to his more than 1.5 million subscribers. But the sponsorship offer he received in May this year was unlike any other.

YouTube Premium is $12 a month, and the service offers ad-free videos, background play on phones, and downloading videos (both for YouTube and Google's Spotify competitor, YouTube Music). What if you don't care about music and all that extra functionality, though? What if you just want to not see ads?

Google's YouTube is still recommending extremist and white supremacist videos to viewers already susceptible to racial hatred, a new report found. Though the nation's most popular social media platform has removed large amounts of extremist content under political pressure, exposure to harmful videos is still common, and users who view extremist videos are still being recommended...