Did you find this article by typing in the name of a website associated with Elon Musk? Did it sound like you could invest in SpaceX, Neuralink, or one of Musk’s AI ventures like Grok and xAI? It’s fake. It’s 100%, without a doubt, completely fake. I know you may not believe it, but please […]
YouTube Is Going to Regret This
Earlier this week, YouTube gave an inch to the Online Right by announcing a plan to offer a chance at reinstatement to users who were previously banned from the platform for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election. Today, the Online Right took a mile by hammering YouTube for almost immediately […]
YouTube Gives the Right Wing What it Wants, Says Biden Admin ‘Pressed’ it to Remove Content
Google, like Meta before it, has made what appears to be a strategic decision to bend the knee to the Trump administration and Republican leadership. In a letter addressed to the US House Judiciary Committee and released by Chairman Jim Jordan, the company claimed that the Biden administration attempted to pressure it to remove content […]
Get Ready to See More AI on YouTube
More AI slop may be headed to YouTube. The video-sharing platform is jumping on the AI bandwagon with a new batch of AI-powered tools for content creators. The company announced on Tuesday that users will now be able to use AI to more easily edit videos, generate short clips, and even protect their likeness from […]
Intrusive Thought of the Day: Is That YouTube Video Enhanced With AI?
Have you noticed YouTube videos have started to have a little hint of the Uncanny Valley in recent months? You are far from alone, as a growing chorus of folks stuck in YouTube’s endless scroll of Shorts have started piecing together similar qualities across videos that give viewers the heebie jeebies. That’s probably not the […]
YouTube Will Start Guessing Your Age
YouTube will no longer take your word for it when you enter your birthday. On Tuesday, the platform announced that it will be rolling out new age-estimation tools that will attempt to verify a person’s age based on a variety of indicators as part of an attempt to keep younger users from accessing more adult […]
YouTube’s Latest Update Shows That Online Monoculture Is Dead
Remember “Baby Shark Dance?” How about “Gangnam Style?” Those videos were among the most inescapable offerings of the YouTube canon, pumped into our lives by the last vestige of the internet monoculture: the Trending page. Now, a full decade since it was first introduced, YouTube announced it is ending its effort to inject top videos […]
YouTube Will Add an AI Slop Button Thanks to Google’s Veo 3
I told you that AI slop was coming for your YouTube content, and did you believe me? I don’t know, maybe you did, but if you didn’t believe before, you certainly will now. According to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, who gave a keynote at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Wednesday, YouTube is […]
YouTube Cracks Down on Fake Movie Trailer Channels Making Money
As we approach the summer blockbuster and Comic-Con footage season, it comes as no surprise that YouTube is taking firm action against channels that profit from fake footage and trailers. After numerous reports about how various online creators, such as Screen Culture, were pulling in big numbers with fake trailers, their demonetization marks the start […]
An AI-Powered Alternate Universe Where MAGA Figures Own Libs Is Thriving on YouTube
If it feels like people are living in their own universes sometimes, it’s not that far from the truth. A new report from Mother Jones digs up the surprisingly populated world of pro-MAGA, AI-generated slop videos that have carved out a niche on YouTube by turning the most r/thatHappened-ass stories into content that Boomers and […]