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A YouTuber Was Arrested While Trying To Enter Area 51 After The Viral Event Was Canceled
The men said they saw multiple "No Trespassing" signs, but they "wanted to see the facility."
Salvador Hernandez
Anna Wintour Revealed Why She Put Kim Kardashian And Kanye West On The Cover Of Vogue In 2014
Wintour’s decision to put Kimye on the cover of Vogue resulted in hundreds of negative comments, including one that said: “Disgusting! These two are the epitome of VULGARITY. You will never recover from this low.”
Ben Henry
Anna Wintour Praised Billie Eilish For Being Outspoken About Body Positivity After She Was Sexualised On Twitter
“I want to celebrate/applaud her point of view and activism on body positivity.”
Ben Henry
YouTube Reinstated A Prominent European White Nationalist After He Appealed His Removal
The video platform said it was a "mistake" to remove the channels of Martin Sellner and another far-right personality known as "the Iconoclast," but wouldn't explain what happened.
Mark Di Stefano
LGBTQ Creators Are Suing YouTube For Discrimination
The creators — who are all queer or trans and make LGBTQ content — say the platform is unfairly targeting their content for demonetization and restriction.
Lauren Strapagiel
YouTube Continues To Promote Anti-Vax Videos As Facebook Prepares To Fight Medical Misinformation
While Facebook vows to stop recommending anti-vaccination content to users, YouTube is still promoting videos like “You’ll Be Glad You Watched This Before Vaccinating Your Child!”
Caroline O'Donovan
We Followed YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm Down The Rabbit Hole
Despite year-old promises to fix its “Up Next” content recommendation system, YouTube is still suggesting conspiracy videos, hyperpartisan and misogynist videos, pirated videos, and content from hate groups following common news-related searches.
Caroline O'Donovan
Kids YouTube Star Blippi “Regrets” The Viral Video In Which He Poops All Over His Friend
Before he was Blippi, a Mister Rogers for the YouTube age, he was Steezy Grossman, and he pooped on his friend.
Katie Notopoulos
Police Are Investigating A YouTuber After She Was Filmed Hitting Her Dog In A Prank Video
Brooke Houts denies being a "dog abuser or animal abuser in any way."
Tanya Chen
Tinder Made A Sponsored Video With A Young YouTuber About Finding Dates On Vacation And It's Raising Safety Concerns
"This whole adventure of finding people on Tinder in Seattle and Portland has been so much fun," Summer Mckeen says in a vlog. "We recommend doing this, honestly."
Tanya Chen
Fans Are Defending A YouTuber By Calling Detractors Of Her New Makeup Line Racist
Jackie Aina's newest palette included a shade called "Wiggalese" — which many believe is a just playful reference to wigs — but backlash, and then heated backlash to the backlash, quickly ignited.
Tanya Chen
The El Paso And Dayton Shootings Show How Disinformation Spreads On Messaging Apps
“It becomes harder and harder for us, particularly going into 2020.”
Jane Lytvynenko
In Defense Of Celebrity Stunt Weddings
Wedding content has been one of the biggest ways that mainstream culture celebrates white hetero femininity, so of course women from Elizabeth Taylor to Tana Mongeau have used it to their advantage.
Pier Dominguez
The Creator Of One Of YouTube’s Top Tween Channels Was Arrested For Molesting A Minor. YouTube Is Keeping The Channel Up.
The arrest raises questions about whether YouTube is taking appropriate precautions to ensure its most vulnerable talent isn’t exploited or abused.
Charlie Warzel
LGBT Creators Say YouTube Doesn't Actually Value Queer And Trans Creators
YouTube’s refusal to remove anti-gay, racist videos targeting Carlos Maza is just the latest example of a lack of action on harassment for queer and trans creators.
Lauren Strapagiel
Sephora Quietly Pulled These Sale Items After A Beauty YouTuber Accused It Of Selling Expired Makeup
The retailer told BuzzFeed News the products called into question by a YouTuber were not expired. But soon after, the products disappeared from its website.
Tanya Chen
At VidCon’s 10-Year Anniversary, Influencers, Fans, And Brands All Seem Ready To Leave YouTube Behind
Get ready to feel so old that you turn to dust.
Ryan Broderick
A YouTube Employee Was Filmed Calling Police On A Black Man Waiting For A Friend
In a video of the incident, the YouTube employee's son pleads with him to stop and says through tears, "Daddy, I don't like this, let's go."
Stephanie K. Baer
A Trans YouTuber Said She Was Kicked Out Of The Team 10 House Because She And Her Friend Were Not “Real Girls”
Lilah Gibney told BuzzFeed News she’s now being threatened with legal action by Team 10 managers for speaking publicly about the incident.
Tanya Chen
James Charles Just Uploaded His First Video Since The Tati Westbrook Drama — Here’s What He Said
“After everything that just went on on social media, I just kinda needed some time to detox.”
Ben Henry
American YouTubers Are Making Videos Reacting To Indian Pop Culture To Go Viral
"Brace yourself. Indian subscribers are coming!!!"
Pranav Dixit
ASMR Teen “Life With MaK” Is Quitting YouTube Because Her Videos Keep Getting Removed For Being “Inappropriate”
“I don’t need YouTube to parent my child or protect my child for me,” her mother told BuzzFeed News. “They are not the government.”
Jake Bunger
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Stands By The Decision To Keep Steven Crowder On The Platform
Following a week of controversy over YouTube's decisions on hate speech, the platform's CEO faced heated questions at a high-powered tech industry gathering.
Mat Honan
YouTube's Latest Child Exploitation Controversy Has Kick-Started A War Over How To Fix The Platform
The company said this week that YouTubers could lose monetization for not just the content of their videos, but what's posted in their comment sections as well.
Ryan Broderick
YouTube Has Finally Admitted That Steven Crowder Mocking Someone For Being A Gay Latino Is Not OK
Less than 24 hours after YouTube said Crowder’s anti-gay opinions were allowed on the platform, the company reversed course and banned him from selling ads.
Caroline O'Donovan
Vox Host Carlos Maza Is Blasting YouTube For Not Adequately Enforcing Its Hate Speech Policies
Maza wrote a viral Twitter thread last week describing the ongoing anti-gay and racist harassment he is experiencing from right-wing commentator Steven Crowder and his followers.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
This History Teacher Had His Educational YouTube Channel Banned For Hosting "Hate Speech"
“I’m a history teacher, not someone who promotes hatred.”
Ryan Broderick
YouTube Has Begun Blocking Discriminatory Content Just A Day After Saying It Doesn’t Violate Its Policies
YouTube’s announcement Wednesday follows a viral Twitter thread by Vox journalist Carlos Maza documenting the anti-gay abuse he’s experienced on YouTube for years.
Ryan Broderick
The Parents From The "Prince Family" YouTube Channel Are Under Fire For Comments About Their Newborn's Eye And Skin Color
"She's going to have brown eyes for sure. ... I thought you were going to have pretty eyes," Biannca Prince says in the video.
Tanya Chen
YouTube Says Bullying Someone For Being Gay And Latino Is Just “Opinion”
“Opinions can be deeply offensive, but if they don’t violate our policies, they’ll remain on our site,” YouTube said.
Stephanie K. Baer
