Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YouTube's algorithm recommends right-wing, extremist videos to users — even if they haven't interacted with that content before — ...

"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 ...

Over the years, the YouTube suggestion algorithm has become pretty complex. I’ve noticed that it can extrapolate my tastes very well based on my watch history, continuously tempting me to consume more ...

YouTube's dominance of online video is also transforming career goals. Reports indicate that 57% of Gen Zers want to be influencers, including YouTube influencers. Another recent survey of Gen Alpha ...

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.

Todd Beaupré, Rene Ritchie, and Katarina Mogus at VidCon 2026's panel "Decoding the Algorithm: What Your Audience Actually Wants on YouTube." Credit: Kristy Puchko / Mashable VidCon is a premier ...

YouTube says it’s going to let you build your own algorithm — well, kind of. The company on Wednesday announced a new feature called custom feeds that allows you to describe, in your own words, the ...

A few months ago, we posted some answers about how YouTube ranking is affected by various variables and factors - YouTube SEO questions and answers, if you will. Well, the YouTube Liaison posted a ...