Three steps to keep your YouTube account secure
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
In the spirit of World Password Day, we encourage all creators to bolster the security of their Google accounts. Unfortunately, over the past several months we've seen a rise in the hijacking of YouTube channels. We take account security seriously and, in addition to continuously improving our monitoring and systems, want to help creators keep their accounts safe by encouraging them to take these three steps: 1. Create a strong password and never share it or reuse it on other sites. A secure password and updated recovery information, like adding your phone number to your Google Account, c ..read more
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Protecting our extended workforce and the community
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
Today, as the unprecedented COVID-19 situation continues, Google outlined how it’s reducing the need for people to come into its offices while ensuring that its products continue to operate for everyone. We are committed to keeping the YouTube community informed about our actions related to COVID-19 in a dedicated location in our help center. Here is our update from last week; below is some more information about the reduction of in-office staffing as it relates to YouTube: We have teams at YouTube, as well as partner companies, that help us support and protect the YouTube community—from ..read more
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Coronavirus: An update on creator support and resources
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
Dear Creators and Artists, Over the past several weeks, as we’ve all seen the growing crisis around the coronavirus, we at YouTube have been thinking about how these developments might affect you. We often say that you’re the heart of YouTube, and during this difficult time we wanted to share how we’re working to help and support you. Keeping our community informed There’s a lot of uncertainty right now, and we understand the importance of helping people find authoritative sources of news and information. We're using our homepage to direct users to the World Health Organization (WHO ..read more
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How black creators are redefining blackness for themselves on YouTube
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
When the Internet arrived, it brought to the world a buzzy connectivity. People could meet, talk and become friends online. Now, with the majority of young black people spending time in places like YouTube, videos have helped create a digital diaspora. It’s this diaspora that helps us — a people dispersed around the globe — feel like we’re not alone. Here, in this digital space, no one needs to seek another person’s approval for who they are, or what they’re interested in. This has allowed a generation of creators to redefine blackness for themselves. In honor of Black History Month, we’re ..read more
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Our comment on COPPA
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by YouTube Creators
4y ago
Responsibility is our number one priority at YouTube, and this includes protecting kids and their privacy. Over the last few years, we’ve significantly invested in the policies, products and practices to help us do this, including launching YouTube Kids in 2015. In July 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began accepting comments on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Many creators have already participated in this process and today, we submitted our comment to the FTC as well. Support access to high-quality kids content YouTube is built on the premise of openness. Ba ..read more
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‘Tis the Season of Giving on YouTube!
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
Today we kick off the final sprint in YouTube’s Season of Giving! Over the past few weeks, creators from all over the country – and the world – have rallied their fans to raise money and awareness for causes near and dear to their hearts. This week the creator frenzy-of-goodness goes into overdrive with livestreams, collabs and special events focused on bringing the YouTube community together, all in the name of generosity. Read on for all the details! Stephanie and MatPat of The Game Theorists at St. Jude in Memphis.  The Game Theorists take over Giving Tuesday for St. Jude Warning ..read more
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My final letter in 2019: Updates for this year
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
Illustrations by Christopher DeLorenzo Dear creators and artists, Every quarter, I give you an update on the highlights of the past few months. In August, I did something different and wrote to you about our top priority: the importance of striking the right balance between openness and responsibility. I did this because I received a number of questions about the viability of an open platform, and I wanted to emphasize our commitment to both openness and responsibly protecting our community. Today I’m returning to our usual format because there are so many new updates to share on o ..read more
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Introducing Super Stickers: Another way to help you earn money while connecting with your viewers
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
Like Bushiba over there, your fans want to say hello, connect with you, and even share their appreciation. Whether it’s to congratulate you for a game well played! Or thank you for keeping up the good work, your fans are looking to deepen their connections with you in fun, new ways. That is why we’re so excited to launch Super Stickers! Super Stickers are launching today in 60 countries to all eligible creators (same creator eligibility criteria as Super Chat), allowing your viewers to buy cool stickers to connect with you during live streams and Premieres. Our initial release c ..read more
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Pasta Grannies: Sharing pasta with the world, one nonna at a time
YouTube Creator Blog
by YouTube Creators
4y ago
 Nonna Bridiga demonstrates her technique for tagliatelle in her Italian home kitchen. (YouTube) A bowl of homemade pasta is one of the most comforting foods in the world, but making it by hand is no mean feat. It can take years to master the delicate art of perfect tortellini and ravioli, and as families get busier and busier, the traditional art of making homemade pasta is dwindling, even in Italy. Enter Pasta Grannies! Food writer Vicky Bennison started her channel as a way to catalogue the traditional handmade pasta skills of Italy’s grandmothers. For the past five years, she has ..read more
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Updates to YouTube's verification program
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by YouTube Creators
4y ago
When viewers come to YouTube, it’s important that they know the channel they are watching is the official presence of the creator, artist, public figure or company that it represents. With that in mind, we’re announcing upcoming changes to our channel verification program starting in late October. There are two parts to the new verification program, a new look and new eligibility requirements. New look Currently, verified channels have a checkmark next to their channel name. Through our research, we found that viewers often associated the checkmark with an endorsement of content, no ..read more
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