Category: susan wojcicki

YouTube reverses course on ‘verification’ — you will keep your badges

Post author By Randall
Post date September 20, 2019
Categories In breaking news, business, Entertainment, Google, Internet, susan wojcicki, Tech, verification, verified, Youtube

[ad_1] Yesterday YouTube announced plans to change its policy around channel verification status. In a move to follow other social networks, the company said changes tying approval to authenticity and prominence would mean some might lose their tag, and would have to go through appeals to keep it. After a quick and loud backlash to […]

YouTube CEO apologizes for channel verification mess (updated)

Post author By Randall
Post date September 20, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, services, streaming, susan wojcicki, susanwojcicki, Tech, verification, verified, Youtube

[ad_1] “While trying to make improvements, we missed the mark,” she wrote on Twitter. “As I write this, we’re working to address your concerns & we’ll have more updates soon.” To our creators & users–I’m sorry for the frustration & hurt that we caused with our new approach to verification. While trying to make improvements, […]

YouTube execs reportedly shrugged off warnings about toxic videos

Post author By Randall
Post date April 2, 2019
Categories In business, gear, Google, recommendations, services, susan wojcicki, susanwojcicki, Tech, toxic, toxicity, Youtube
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[ad_1] “Scores” of YouTube and Google employees noted their concerns about the “mass of false, incendiary and toxic content” over the last few years. Many suggested changes to YouTube executives or tracked the prevalence and popularity of toxic videos to show senior management the extent of the problem. However, the word reportedly came from on […]