This is the second article in a series looking at the attention economy and how online content gets in front of your eyeballs. Read part 1 here. YouTube’s video recommendation system, in particular, ...

YouTube’s 2026 landscape is a whole new game for creators, with algorithm changes, monetization shifts, and evolving audience habits reshaping success. Gaming creators in particular face both ...

I’ve been losing a lot of time to YouTube lately. I don’t even know why. In a down moment, I just find myself heading to the homepage and watching whatever comes up (usually weird Tears of the Kingdom ...

Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don’t help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme ...

YouTube is sharing more details about how its search and recommendation algorithms work in a new video where the company answers questions from users. The YouTube team published a similar video ...