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2021
YouTube partners with The Trevor Project for Pride Month livestreams
YouTube announced a partnership with The Trevor Project for two livestreams during Pride Month to raise money and awareness for LGBTQ+ youth. The planned events include a virtual celebration and a Minecraft competition streamed on YouTube Gaming.
2021
YouTube announces sustainability partnerships
YouTube announced partnerships with Global Citizen and TED Countdown as part of its sustainability initiatives. The Global Citizen collaboration includes promoting Global Citizen LIVE, and YouTube said it would continue its work with TED on Countdown.
2021
YouTube announces sustainability-themed original content slate
YouTube announced a slate of sustainability-themed original projects, including series scheduled to premiere later in 2021 and Earth Day episodes of “Create Together” and “BookTube” scheduled for April 22.
2021
Google blocks hate-related terms from YouTube ad targeting
After The Markup reported that advertisers could use hate-related terms to find YouTube videos for ad placement, Google said it blocked terms associated with hate speech from being used as ad keywords and acknowledged that the identified terms should not have been searchable.
2021
YouTube faces criticism over Status Coup video removals
Status Coup co-founder Jordan Chariton and other journalists criticized YouTube after the platform removed reporting videos and warned the outlet that it could receive a strike and week-long ban if more videos were found. YouTube said the video was removed under its presidential election integrity policy and that Status Coup did not provide sufficient context.
2021
Russian regulator files administrative cases against online platforms
Russia's communications and media regulator filed administrative cases against social media and online platforms, alleging that they failed to remove or promptly remove information encouraging minors to engage in unlawful activities. The report identifies Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, VK, OK.ru, Telegram, and YouTube among the platforms involved.
2021
News Corp and Google sign three-year news partnership
News Corp said it had signed a three-year partnership with Google's Google News Showcase to sell its news products on the platform. The companies will develop a subscription platform and share advertising revenue; the deal also includes audio journalism and investments in video journalism by YouTube.
2021
YouTube launches Shorts Report
YouTube launched a bi-weekly Shorts Report creator resource covering product updates, inspiration and best practices.
2021
2021
YouTube updates its iOS app with privacy disclosures
Google updated the YouTube iOS app on Friday. The App Store page listed the data YouTube uses to track users and information that may be collected and linked to their identity; the release notes cited bug fixes and performance improvements.
2021
Hagerty launches new season of YouTube shows
Hagerty launched a new season of automotive shows on its YouTube channel, including new and returning programs.
2021
Osmosis.org partners with YouTube on health content
Osmosis.org announced a partnership with YouTube to provide health content, including information on COVID-19 and vaccines, to YouTube users.
2021
YouTube forms healthcare content partnerships
YouTube announced partnerships with healthcare providers and groups, including Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, to create health-focused content.
2021
YouTube suspends Donald Trump’s channel
YouTube suspended Donald Trump’s channel after a video was found to violate its policies and receive a strike; the platform said the suspension would last at least seven days.
2021
Social media platforms restrict Trump content after Capitol attack
After the Capitol attack, Twitter locked Donald Trump's account and required removal of three tweets; Facebook removed his video and blocked him from posting for 24 hours, Instagram locked his account for the same period, and YouTube removed the video. The article also reported calls for the platforms to take stronger action over posts linked to violence and false election claims.
2020
Google services experience a major outage
Google services, including Gmail, Google Drive, and YouTube, were experiencing issues, while Google Search continued to work normally.
2020
Google services experience a widespread outage
Google services, including Search, Docs, Drive, Gmail and YouTube, were reported not to be working in Sri Lanka and several other countries, with reports also coming from Europe and the US.
2020
Google authentication outage disrupts services
Google experienced an authentication-system outage for approximately 45 minutes, causing high error rates for services requiring sign-in. Google said the issue was resolved and services were restored.
2020
YouTube adds HDR support for live streams
YouTube made HDR support available for live-streamed videos, including for creators using a supported encoder.
2020
YouTube begins testing a filter for held comments
YouTube began testing a YouTube Studio filter that lets creators hide offensive and hurtful comments that have been automatically held for review.