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For Americans, the News Is on Social Media

A majority no longer turn to traditional media outlets for their news

(Newser) - Americans have officially put news websites and TV channels on the backburner, turning instead to social media and video networks like Facebook, X, and YouTube to get their news. Some 54% of people in the US now get their news from social media and video sites, making this the new...

YouTube Eases Moderation Rules
YouTube Eases
Moderation Rules
Jun 9, 2025 1:30 PM CDT

YouTube Eases Moderation Rules

Policy shift means more borderline videos stay up if deemed newsworthy

(Newser) - YouTube is quietly rewriting its rules, allowing more videos that break its policies to remain online if they're deemed "in the public interest"—marking a major shift in how the platform polices political and controversial speech, reports the New York Times . This shift, introduced in mid-December...

MrBeast Just Might Be a 'Genius'
MrBeast Just Might
Be a 'Genius'
LONGFORM
Jun 8, 2025 9:02 AM CDT

MrBeast Just Might Be a 'Genius'

Merging viral content, philanthropy, and 'childlike' awe, Jimmy Donaldson is the 'algorithm charmer'

(Newser) - Mark O'Connell doesn't necessarily think Jimmy Donaldson's videos are required viewing or pieces of art. He does see the 27-year-old creator more popularly known as MrBeast, however, as a "genius" of sorts, able to merge his deep knowledge of YouTube with goofy gregariousness, philanthropy, and a...

K-Pop's First Deaf Group Has Fans Learning Sign Language

Big Ocean is opening up new frontiers in the genre

(Newser) - Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance—one beat at a time. When Big Ocean takes the stage, they seamlessly incorporate sign language into their performances. But their polished shows are built on extensive preparation using...

She Sang for 'the People I Love,' Then Got Arrested

YouTube footage of Iran's Parastoo Ahmadi, 27, showed her in sleeveless dress, not wearing a hijab

(Newser) - "I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love." Those were the words of Parastoo Ahmadi, a performer in Iran who posted footage last week of her virtual concert. That nearly 30-minute video, which attracted more than 2 million views, now has the...

YouTube TV Has Bad News for Cord-Cutters
YouTube TV Has
Bad News for Cord-Cutters
in case you missed it
Dec 15, 2024 3:10 PM CST

YouTube TV Has Bad News for Cord-Cutters

Streaming television service is raising its monthly price $10 to $82.99—about as much as cable

(Newser) - The first part of YouTube TV's tweet on Thursday seemed innocuous enough. "We have always worked to offer the content you love, with features to enjoy the best of live TV," the streaming service noted. But of course there's a "but" coming: "To keep...

BuzzFeed Sells Off a Hot Property
BuzzFeed Sells Off
a Hot Property
Dec 12, 2024 12:28 PM CST

BuzzFeed Sells Off a Hot Property

Brand behind YouTube hit Hot Ones sold for $82.5M

(Newser) - Hot Ones host and co-creator Sean Evans is among the investors who are taking the hit YouTube show away off BuzzFeed's hands. The media company has sold First We Feast, the brand behind the show, to Evans, podcast company Crooked Media, Soros Fund Management, and other investors for $82....

Russia Fines Google $20 Billion Trillion Trillion

That's many times the size of the world economy

(Newser) - A Russian court that apparently has a poor grasp of numbers and/or reality has ordered Google to pay an absurdly large fine for blocking Russian channels on YouTube. The court says Google owes 2 undecillion rubles, which works out to $20 decillion, or $20 billion trillion trillion, CNN reports. The...

YouTube 'Madam' Mom Settles for $1.85M With 11 Kids

Tiffany Smith was accused of selling teen daughter Piper Rockelle's underwear, among other things

(Newser) - Eleven teenage content creators have settled a lawsuit with the mother of a YouTube star who they accused of abuse and exploitation. The January 2022 lawsuit from members of Piper Rockelle's "Piper Squad," who created content for Rockelle's popular YouTube channel between 2017 and 2020 without...

Girls Go Into 'Trance' Online, Buy Harmful Skin-Care Products

Dermatologists decry hawking of anti-aging items by social media influencers

(Newser) - When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the time she turned 10, Scarlett and her friends were spending hours on TikTok and YouTube watching influencers tout products for achieving today's beauty aesthetic: a dewy, "glowy," flawless complexion. Scarlett,...

Google Was Brainstormed in Susan Wojcicki's Garage
Former YouTube CEO,
Tech Pioneer Dies at 56
obituary
Aug 10, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

Former YouTube CEO, Tech Pioneer Dies at 56

Google was brainstormed in Susan Wojcicki's garage

(Newser) - Susan Wojcicki, who was Google's 16th employee and led YouTube during a period of explosive growth, has died. She was 56 and had battled non-small cell lung cancer for two years, her husband, Dennis Troper, posted on Facebook . Wojcicki was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley,...

Controversy Swirls Around YouTube's MrBeast

Jimmy Donaldson has ordered a 'full assessment' of his company's culture

(Newser) - MrBeast has ordered a full assessment of the internal culture in his YouTube empire as well as an investigation into "allegations of inappropriate behavior by people in the company," according to a confidential memo obtained by the AP . Addressed to "Team Beast" employees, the message sent Wednesday...

Cable Is No Longer King
Cable Is No Longer King
Jul 18, 2024 7:36 AM CDT

Cable Is No Longer King

Streaming claims new record with 40.3% of TV usage in June

(Newser) - Americans spent more than 40% of their TV time in June on streaming services, a record high not just for streaming but for any single category of viewership, per Variety . Younger viewers now on summer holidays drove a 2.1% increase in overall TV consumption and 6% increase in streaming...

Supreme Court Punts on Social Media Speech Rights

SCOTUS returns cases in Texas and Florida claiming that users were being censored

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The justices returned the cases to lower courts in challenges from trade associations for the companies, reports the...

YouTube Star Dies in 'Unfortunate Accident'
YouTube Star Dies in
'Unfortunate Accident'
OBITUARY
Jun 11, 2024 6:14 PM CDT

YouTube Star Dies in 'Unfortunate Accident'

'Comicstorian' Ben Potter was 40

(Newser) - YouTube personality Ben Potter, better known as "Comicstorian," has died less than a month after his 40th birthday. In a post on X , his wife, Nathalie Potter said he "passed away in an unfortunate accident" on Saturday, NBC News reports. She didn't share details of the...

YouTube Tweaks Rules for Watching Gun Videos

Tips for removing firearm safety devices will be limited to people over 18

(Newser) - YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users. The video sharing platform owned by Google said Wednesday it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In addition, videos showing homemade guns, automatic weapons,...

He's Now the Undisputed King of YouTube

MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, has more subscribers than any person or company

(Newser) - He was already the No. 1 individual on YouTube in terms of subscribers. Now MrBeast—real name Jimmy Donaldson—can lay claim to being No. 1, period. Over the weekend, Donaldson overtook the Indian music label T-Series by reaching 269 million subscribers, reports the BBC . The 26-year-old did so by...

Suicide Warning Pulled From Joker Sequel Trailer

YouTube says it was added incorrectly

(Newser) - Warner Bros. released the trailer for the highly anticipated Joker sequel Tuesday evening—and within hours, YouTube issued a content warning. The warning, which was removed Wednesday afternoon, stated: "The following content may contain suicide or self-harm topics. Viewer discretion is advised." Before they could watch the Joker:...

New Deal Will Let Rogan Podcast Air Elsewhere

Per 'WSJ,' controversial podcaster may make up to $250M under new Spotify contract

(Newser) - Not too long ago, after a series of missteps and controversies , Joe Rogan's relationship with the music platform Spotify seemed tenuous . But "for more than three years, The Joe Rogan Experience has consistently been the number-one podcast across the globe," noted a recent Spotify statement—which helps...

After a Gruesome Murder, a Horrifying YouTube Video

Pennsylvania's Justin Mohr accused of decapitating his 'traitor' father, displaying head in online clip

(Newser) - January has come to a gruesome end in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, where a man has been accused of beheading his own father and displaying his head in a grisly YouTube video. Law enforcement sources tell the Philadelphia Inquirer that 32-year-old Justin Mohn was arrested Tuesday night in Fort Indiantown...

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