Anger is fueling the internet so much that Oxford decided to make rage bait the word of 2025. But if you were born in the ...

Emilie Lavinia’s latest Well Enough newsletter offers practical tips and expert advice for starting the new year gently ...

A persistent myth underpins this system: that social media is free. After all, there is no upfront payment, no monthly ...

Love them or hate them, more than half of the world’s population interacts with algorithmic recommendations in some way every ...

The algorithm year did not arrive with noise. That is exactly why it matters. Because the biggest changes are no longer announced, they are installed, accepted, and normalised. And by the time we ...

The Academy has announced its most radical reinvention in a century: starting in 2029, the Oscars will stream exclusively on YouTube through 2033. While the official narrative celebrates liberation ...

I’m fascinated by the legal gray area in which YouTube appears to operate. For instance, I love falling asleep on the couch during the holidays while watching old Christmas specials on TV. Like a ...

Users can choose which topics to see more or less of in Reels, and soon Instagram’s Explore tab. Users can choose which topics to see more or less of in Reels, and soon Instagram’s Explore tab. is a ...

YouTube is rolling out new ad features for Shorts to help brands stretch their holiday budgets and tap into the momentum of short-form video. What’s new: Why we ...

YouTube adds comment sections to eligible Shorts ads, lets creators link to brand websites, and expands Shorts ads to mobile web browsers. Eligible Shorts ads can now ...

Analysts working with top YouTube channels report Shorts older than 30 days receive fewer views. YouTube hasn't confirmed any algorithm change. Retention analysts say Shorts older than 28-30 days are ...

YouTube has launched its own yearly user activity summary called YouTube Recap, similar to Spotify Wrapped. The recap highlights a user's top channels, interests, and assigns one of 14 personality ...