"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...

Why growth changed: YouTube's 2026 algorithm prioritizes viewer satisfaction, return visits, and session time over clicks alone, making trust and retention key to discovery. Shorts as discovery: ...

Developer Steven Irby built a web app that transforms YouTube into a cable TV-style guide, letting you flip through channels. When you pick a channel, you join whatever video is mid-play, recreating ...

YouTube has frustrated digital video creators for not always displaying their videos to the people who subscribe to their channels and for sometimes pulling ads from their videos that people do see.

YouTube tends to recommend videos that are similar to what people have already watched. New research has found that those recommendations can lead users down a rabbit hole of extremist political ...

Why it matters: YouTube’s algorithm shapes what you see, so unfiltered recommendations can quickly fill your feed with irrelevant or unwanted videos. What to do: Use tools like 'Not interested,' clear ...

When Markiplier’s gaming streams or Emma Chamberlain’s coffee-soaked vlogs show up in your YouTube feed, it’s because these videos are algorithmically anointed. The YouTube algorithm delivers relevant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YouTube has a pattern of recommending right-leaning and Christian videos, even to users who haven’t previously interacted with ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

YouTube is a view counter and viewer platform that has revolutionized how we consume video content. With over 2 billion monthly active users, it's no surprise that many creators are looking for ways ...