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2020
YouTube rolls out prompt to reconsider offensive comments
YouTube rolled out a feature that prompts commenters to reconsider hateful or offensive remarks before posting. The feature warns users to keep comments respectful and offers an option to edit, but does not prevent them from posting.
2020
ABS-CBN News wins YouTube Diamond Award
ABS-CBN News won YouTube’s Diamond Award, which recognizes organizations that surpass 10 million subscribers.
2020
YouTube experiences a widespread service outage
YouTube confirmed a service outage that prevented users from loading videos; the issue also affected YouTube TV and other services using YouTube infrastructure.
2020
YouTube and YouTube TV outage
An outage affected YouTube and YouTube TV on Wednesday evening, preventing users from playing videos. The problems appeared to have been resolved by 9pm EST; the report said users in the northeastern United States, the UK, Western Europe, Mexico, Australia and South America were affected.
2020
AnimeLog launches global YouTube channel
AnimeLog launched its global YouTube channel with several anime titles available at launch.
2020
Turkey fines social media platforms for failure to appoint local representatives
Turkey ordered Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok to pay 10 million lira each for failing to comply with the requirement to appoint representatives in Turkey.
2020
Google to end all-day YouTube homepage masthead bookings
Google said it would end all-day bookings for YouTube homepage masthead ads starting in 2021, making cost-per-impression bookings the main reservation option. The change was announced to advertisers earlier in 2020.
2020
YouTube apologizes over tweet mocking creators
YouTube apologized and deleted a tweet from its official account that mocked creators for making videos it described as too long. In a follow-up tweet, the platform said the original was posted in good faith but missed the mark and did not reflect the creator community’s spirit.
2020
Kaya FM receives YouTube Silver Button Award
Kaya FM received YouTube’s Silver Button Award for reaching 100,000 subscribers, according to the article.
2020
YouTube launches 2020 election information campaign
YouTube launched an election information campaign in the United States, offering voting information and election-related content.
2020
Former moderator sues YouTube over workplace safety
A former YouTube content moderator filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that YouTube violated California law by failing to provide a safe workplace and adequate mental-health safeguards for moderators exposed to graphic content. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit, not a court determination.
2020
Former YouTube moderator files lawsuit alleging employee-protection failures
A former content moderator sued YouTube, alleging that it failed to protect employees who reviewed violent videos. The lawsuit also alleged that working conditions and support for moderators contributed to harm; these are claims in the suit, not established findings.
2020
YouTube launches Shorts in India
YouTube launched its short-form video service, YouTube Shorts, in India as a feature bundled into the main YouTube app for Indian users, rather than as a standalone app.
2020
UK lawsuit over YouTube’s collection of children’s data
Privacy activist Duncan McCann brought a lawsuit in the UK on behalf of more than five million children under 13 and their parents, alleging that YouTube collected children’s data without prior parental consent and violated privacy rules. The article reports the allegations and does not establish a court determination.
2020
YouTube launches Shorts video creation feature in India
YouTube introduced Shorts, a feature allowing users to make short videos using a phone camera. It began beta testing with some users and creators in India and was being promoted in the Android YouTube app there.
2020
YouTube announces Shorts beta in India
YouTube announced the development of Shorts, a short-form video app, and said an early beta version was launching in India that week. The company said it planned to add features and expand to more countries as user feedback came in.
2020
Hillsong Channel announces a new season of “Now with Natalie”
Hillsong Channel announced Season 2 of “Now with Natalie,” planned to premiere free on YouTube on September 19 and broadcast globally on Hillsong Channel every Sunday.
2020
Dr. Squatch campaign ranked No. 1 on YouTube’s 2020 TrueView for Action leaderboard
Dr. Squatch’s “Save Your Skin With Dr. Squatch Soap” video landed the No. 1 spot on YouTube’s 2020 TrueView for Action Advertising Leaderboard.
2020
Exposure of Instagram, TikTok and YouTube user data disclosed
Comparitech researchers disclosed an unsecured database containing records associated with 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube users. The article says the evidence pointed to Deep Social and that Social Data later closed the database; it does not establish that the platforms caused the exposure.
2020
YouTube announces Super Stream for Malaysian viewers
YouTube announced a month-long Super Stream event for Malaysians, with premium content to be available for free from 15 August to 16 September 2020 through participating content partners.