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Dec 19

(5/5) We’re constantly working to make sure we can be a reliable source for timely news and information. We’ll apply our learnings from the midterms to our ongoing work supporting the integrity of elections around the world.

(4/5) Our Breaking News & Top News shelves surfaced 65M+ times in multiple languages, including English & Spanish. Also available in English & Spanish were our election-related information panels and reminders, which were shown 2B+ times, 100M+ of which were in Spanish.

(3/5) Leading up to & following election day, over 85% of recommendations and over 85% of videos in search results came from authoritative news sources across multiple languages, including English & Spanish. The remaining content covered topics like entertainment and finance.

(2/5) Of the 10K+ videos related to the midterms that we removed, 75% were taken down before 100 views. We enforced our policies regardless of a speaker’s public figure status or their political viewpoint, and regardless of the language the content was in.

(1/5) With the midterms wrapped up, we’re releasing metrics into our work connecting people to high-quality news and info. We removed 10K+ videos that violated our policies & 85%+ of recs on midterms topics came from auth news sources. More below & here:

How YouTube supported the 2022 U.S. midterm elections

How YouTube connected people to authoritative information and limited the spread of harmful misinformation pertaining to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

We’re answering some top Q's we get around how we develop & enforce our policies: from how we decide where to draw these lines to why it can take so long to launch new policies. And new details on our work w/ third-party experts & tracking emerging issues:

On policy development at YouTube

Learn about the steps we take to develop and enforce guidelines and policies to protect the YouTube platform and community.

Nov 29

(3/3) Today’s grant is Google and YouTube’s single largest in fact checking to date. The Global Fact Check Fund will open in early 2023.

(2/3) This builds on our ongoing efforts at YouTube to combat misinfo: from fact-check panels in search results to raising authoritative content and media literacy initiatives. Starting next year, we’ll host trainings for fact check orgs on content strategy and engagement.

(1/3) Announcing today a $13M grant from

@Google

and

How Google and YouTube are investing in fact-checking

for

@factchecknet

to launch a Global Fact Check Fund. The new fund supports a network of 135 fact checkers covering 80+ languages, and will help scale operations and bring in new digital tools:

blog.google

Google and YouTube are announcing a $13.2 million grant to the International Fact-Checking Network to launch a new Global Fact Check Fund.

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Nov 23

Thousands of 🇨🇦 creators have shared their concerns about #BillC11, which has the potential to impact their livelihoods. Hopefully these voices are heard in the Senate process. Let's #FixC11 and move forward.

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Digital First Canada

@DigitalFirstCan

Nov 21

Tomorrow Heritage Minister @pablorodriguez will testify before the Senate on #billC11. He said he would listen to Digital Creators and was open to amendments. The video below contains the words of the Minister and the Creators that testified. Will he listen? Watch.

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Nov 8

(4/4) Elections are one of the cornerstones of our society and we’re monitoring the midterms closely to stay aware of the latest developments.

(3/4) Also, content that misleads on how to vote, encourages interference in the democratic process, makes threats of physical harm against poll workers or falsely claims the 2020 US presidential election was rigged or stolen will be removed per our policies.

(2/4) For searches about how to vote, we show our voting info panel. Later today, for searches & videos about midterms you’ll see our election results info panel. And we’ll keep raising authoritative news sources & reducing borderline content through recommendations.

(1/4) Today’s election day for the U.S. midterm elections. Here’s a quick refresher on our ongoing work to limit the spread of harmful misinfo & connect voters to trusted resources. Also more in our blog post:

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections on YouTube

How YouTube is connecting people to authoritative information and limiting the spread of harmful misinformation related to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

Updated look, same YouTube!

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Oct 24

Starting today, we're rolling out a new modern look for YouTube as well as several product features that will add an even more immersive viewing experience. It’s the same YouTube at its core but with definite improvements based on your feedback! (1/3)

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YouTube Creators

@YouTubeCreators

Oct 10

in this #WorldMentalHealthDay thread,

are sharing their expertise on how creators can protect, and talk about, their mental health ❤️ thank you for being part of this important convo!

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Important from

on #BillC11:

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Oct 5

Your YouTube feed is uniquely yours. Canada's Bill C-11 could change that for Canadian users. And it could change the game for the thousands of

creators who make their living on YouTube. My thoughts on what's at stake

blog.google/intl/en-ca/com

‎Creator Upload: The Interview with YouTube’s Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie and Josh is Excited...

Joshua J. Cohen

@joshuaJcohen

Oct 3

The YouTube Creator Liaison (aka

@YouTubeLiaison

) sounds cool. But WTF is it? I figured it out after talking with

@reneritchie

. We also discussed creators' multi-format future + when it's best to try new things. Listen

@creatorupload

. It's a good one.

podcasts.apple.com

‎Show Creator Upload, Ep The Interview with YouTube’s Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie and Josh is Excited About…Lace. And AI. And Robots. And A Vacuum? - Sep 30, 2022

Sep 30

It was great being on

@WVFRM

talking w/

@MKBHD

about our recent announcements on monetizing #YouTubeShorts, how our algorithm works for

@youtubecreators

, the way we make product decisions, and more (yes, we talked dislikes)... yt.be/fVR92

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Sep 20

3) Bringing ad rev sharing to Shorts! 4) Giving creators a way to easily license music or share ad rev w/music rights holders More here: blog.youtube/news-and-event (2/2)

Made on YouTube: supporting the next wave of creative entrepreneurs

Introducing the next chapter in rewarding creativity on our platform.

📢 Major announcements today on how we’re bringing opportunity to more creators: 1) Expanding pathways to join YouTube’s Partner Program (1k subs + 10M Shorts views in 90 days) 2) Bringing earlier access to fan funding like Super Chat, memberships through new tier of YPP (1/2)

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Sep 15

We're committed to combating violent extremism. As we shared w/ the

@WhiteHouse

, we'll update our policies this year to prohibit content glorifying violence/recruiting & fundraising for extremist groups, even when the content isn’t affiliated with designated terrorist orgs. (1/3)

NEW from our

Q2 22 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report out today: We’re reporting 122k videos removed for violating our misinfo policies - a new breakout metric to give more context to our work combatting violative misinfo. More here: yt.be/xZdHb

Sep 1

Supporting elections is always a top priority at YouTube. For the upcoming midterms, our dedicated elections team has been working hard to make sure we’re a reliable source for news & info and limiting misinformation. Sharing details in our blog post:

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections on YouTube

How YouTube is connecting people to authoritative information and limiting the spread of harmful misinformation related to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

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Aug 5

cheers to 10 years of celebrating your achievements & many more to come!! → yt.be/2Jnhf

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Jul 21

3/ We’re also launching an information panel that provides viewers with context and information from local and global health authorities under abortion-related videos and above relevant search results.

2/ Like all of our policies on health/medical topics, we rely on published guidance from health authorities. We prioritize connecting people to content from authoritative sources on health topics, and we continuously review our policies & products as real world events unfold.

1/ Starting today and ramping up over the next few weeks, we will remove content that provides instructions for unsafe abortion methods or promotes false claims about abortion safety under our medical misinformation policies. support.google.com/youtube/answer

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Creator Liaison

@YouTubeLiaison

Jul 20

After working in product marketing and tech media, posting his first YouTube video in 2008 and spending the last 2+ years growing his own channel as a full-time creator,

@reneritchie

is now joining us as the new

@YouTubeLiaison

! Go read his 🧵and say hi! twitter.com/reneritchie/st

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A message from over 800 business and nonprofit leaders

Susan Wojcicki

@SusanWojcicki

Jul 12

When I was young, I didn’t see myself as someone who would work in tech. But I took a CS class in college and it changed the course of my career. Every student should have the opportunity to explore how computer science could impact their lives!

ceosforcs.com

The undersigned have joined forces to deliver a bipartisan message about opportunity and the American Dream.

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Today,

is expanding access to our global Data API for academic researchers. This is a first step for the YouTube Researcher Program and we’ll continue to build it out over time. Learn more:

research.youtube

YouTube Research - Home

Learn more about how YouTube is equipping researchers from around the world with data to advance the public’s understanding of our platform

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Jul 12

Looking forward to chatting at #FortuneTech about the state of streaming, importance of

@YouTubeCreators

, and what innovations I'm excited about coming up at

! Starts tomorrow at 9:10 am PT/12:10 pm ET. Watch here... Fortune.com/livestream

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Fortune Brainstorm Tech

@brainstormtech

Jul 7

#FortuneTech is excited to welcome Neal Mohan @nealmohan, Chief Product Officer @YouTube at our conference July 11-13. Check out our full list of speakers and register here: bit.ly/3AMOnpp

Presented by YouTube: How to Build a Lasting Career on the Internet

Jun 29

Some great tips on building sustainable businesses through YouTube:

talked with

about how YouTube creators have been able to grow the creator economy and create new jobs through creative expression. #AspenIdeas

youtube.com

Internet trends can change by the hour, but more than two million YouTube channels around the world have built lasting, thriving businesses by focusing on lo...

Tara Walpert Levy

@tarawlevy

Jun 21

"I was a teenage runaway. I was homeless three times in Los Angeles. I am a survivor of domestic abuse. And now I'm the CEO of a multi-million dollar brand. And YouTube helped me create that." OMG

@mimigstyle

. ❤️

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Washington Post Live

@PostLive

Jun 21

Content from @YouTube: Creative entrepreneurs Mimi G. and Randy Lau join YouTube’s VP, Americas Tara Levy to discuss how they’ve used technology to turn their passions into successful businesses.

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