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Lean back and watch YouTube TV with a new app for your big screen
Monday, October 30, 2017
Since the
launch
of YouTube TV in April, you’ve streamed live sports, local and national news, and can't-miss shows on your phone, tablet and computer. Now, we're psyched to announce our new YouTube TV app, made for the big screen.
We know you love watching TV content on, well, your TV. In fact, over half the time spent watching YouTube TV is consumed through Chromecast on the big screen. And members who stream with a Chromecast are highly engaged, watching over four hours a day on the weekends with football season back in full swing.
So today we’re excited to unveil the new YouTube TV app built for TV devices. In the next few days, you’ll be able to stream live TV through the new YouTube TV app on Android TV devices including NVIDIA SHIELD and TVs with Android TV built-in, such as Sony, as well as on the Xbox One family of devices (Xbox One, Xbox One S, and soon Xbox One X).
In the coming weeks we'll be launching the new app on Smart TVs, such as LG, Samsung, Sony, along with Apple TV. We also recently
expanded
our TV device support by launching voice commands with Google Home paired with Chromecast.
If you love the simplicity of finding your favorite content on the mobile app, you'll be happy to know you'll still find our signature tabs on the TV app as well--home, live and library. Finding, playing, and recording your favorite live TV is as simple as before.
Here's what's new on this TV app:
Control your live TV experience with your TV's remote control or game controller.
For a more cinematic look, we made the background dark on your TVs.
A new Live guide made for your big screen so you can get a sneak-peek at what's airing soon.
Never miss the action with our background playback experience built for your big screen.
Easily pick up where you left off on another device when you get home.
If you aren’t a YouTube TV member,
try it out free today
and start watching on the big screen right away. With game 6 of the World Series® tomorrow and a possibly historic game 7 on Wednesday, now's the time to start your free trial.
YouTube TV is now available in all top 50 metro areas, covering over two-thirds of the U.S. We're expanding quickly, so visit tv.youtube.com and sign up to be notified when we launch in your market.
Okalo Ikhena, YouTube TV Product Manager, recently watched all five
World Series®
games live on the big screen with the new
YouTube TV
app.
An update on our commitment to fight violent extremist content online
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
In June, we announced
four steps
we’re taking to combat terrorist content on YouTube:
Better detection and faster removal powered by machine learning;
More expert partners to help identify violative content;
Tougher standards for videos that are controversial but do not violate
our policies
; and
Amplified voices speaking out against hate and extremism.
We shared our progress across these steps in
August
and wanted to update you again on where things are today.
Better detection and faster removal
We’ve always used a mix of human flagging and human review together with technology to address controversial content on YouTube. In June, we introduced machine learning to flag violent extremism content and escalate it for human review. We continue to get faster here:
Over 83 percent
of the videos we removed for violent extremism in the last month were taken down before receiving a single human flag,
up 8 percentage points
since August.
Our teams have manually reviewed
over a million videos
to improve this flagging technology by providing large volumes of training examples.
Inevitably, both humans and machines make mistakes, and as we have increased the volume of videos for review by our teams, we have made some errors. We know we can get better and we are committed to making sure our teams are taking action on the right content. We are working on ways to educate those who share video meant to document or expose violence on how to add
necessary context
.
More experts
Outside experts are essential to advising us on our policies and flagging content for additional inputs that better train our systems. Our partner NGOs bring expert knowledge of complex issues like hate speech, radicalization, and terrorism.
We have
added 35 NGOs
to our Trusted Flagger program, which is 70 percent of the way towards our goal. These new partner NGOs represent
20 different countries
and include NGOs like the International Center for the Study of Radicalization at King’s College London and The Wahid Institute in Indonesia, which is dedicated to promoting religious freedom and tolerance.
Tougher standards
We started applying tougher treatment to videos that aren’t illegal and don’t violate our
Guidelines
, but contain controversial religious or supremacist content. These videos remain on YouTube, but they are behind a warning interstitial, aren’t recommended, monetized, and don’t have key features including comments, suggested videos, and likes. This is working as intended and helping us strike a balance between upholding free expression, by providing a historical record of content in the public interest, while also keeping these videos from being widely spread or recommended to others.
Amplify voices speaking out against hate and extremism
We continue to support programs that counter extremist messages. We are researching expansion for
Jigsaw's Redirect Method
to apply this model to new languages and search terms. We’re heavily investing in our
YouTube Creators for Change
program to support Creators who are using YouTube to tackle social issues and promote awareness, tolerance and empathy. Every month these Creators release exciting and engaging new videos and campaigns to counter hate and social divisiveness:
In September, three of our fellows, from
Australia
, the
U.K.
, and the
U.S.
, debuted their videos on the big screen at the Tribeca TV festival, tackling topics like
racism
,
xenophobia
, and
experiences of first generation immigrants
.
Local YouTube Creators in Indonesia partnered with the
MAARIF Institute
and YouTube Creators for Change Ambassador,
Cameo Project
, to visit ten different cities and train thousands of high school students on promoting tolerance and speaking out against hate speech and extremism.
We’re adding two new local Creators for Change chapters, in Israel and Spain, to the network of chapters around the world.
In addition to this work supporting voices to counter hate and extremism, last month
Google.org announced a $5 million innovation fund
to counter hate and extremism. This funding will support technology-driven solutions, as well as grassroots efforts like community youth projects that help build communities and promote resistance to radicalization.
Terrorist and violent extremist material should not be spread online. We will continue to heavily invest to fight the spread of this content, provide updates to governments, and collaborate with other companies through the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. There remains more to do so we look forward to continuing to share our progress with you.
The YouTube Team
ONE + YouTube: Join us in saying ALL #GirlsCount
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
One hundred and thirty million girls will not go to school today. These girls will be denied the joy of reading a great book, the triumph of finally figuring out an equation, and the opportunity to determine their own future.
But it is not just these girls who suffer. The entire world is missing out on a huge opportunity.
The next world-changing breakthrough might be built in a garage in Silicon Valley but if all girls had access to an education, it could also stem from the imagination of someone in South Sudan.
Closing the gender gap in education could generate an additional $112-152 billion a year for the economies of developing countries. And
130 million more educated girls would lead to 130 million more empowered women in the world.
Neither of us could be where we are today if we had been denied this right. Everything we have achieved in our careers was made possible by the quality education that shaped our lives. A seat at the table, whether in Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., or Addis Ababa starts with a seat in the classroom. Equality
anywhere
won’t be possible until girls
everywhere
get the education they deserve
and it is our belief in this world-changing idea that brings us together today to raise our voices for #GirlsCount.
YouTube Creators for Change and ONE are united in the belief that there is power in every voice and that every girl counts. That’s why YouTube and its incredible community of creators have joined with ONE to bring attention to the 130 million girls who don’t yet have access to an education. Our goal is simple: create the longest video in history, by counting every single girl out of school. Visit
https://girlscount.one.org/
to choose your number and submit your contribution.
Top YouTubers like
TheSorryGirls
,
Whitney White
, and
Maddu Magalhães
, are all coming together to say #GirlsCount and demanding that our leaders listen.
Aboubakar Idriss
has generations of female relatives, including his sister, that are unable to read or write due to being kept out of school and hopes this can shine a light on stories like theirs.
Ensuring that every girl gets the education she deserves is going to take a global effort. Policy-makers and pop stars, CEOs and storytellers, and millions of voices in every country must speak out and urge leaders to act. 130 million girls deserve no less.
Join us as we stand together to say #GirlsCount.
Posted by Gayle Smith, ONE CEO, and Danielle Tiedt, YouTube Vice President of Marketing
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