YouTube’s 2026 algorithm overhaul shifts focus from maximizing watch time to prioritizing genuine viewer satisfaction, ...

YouTube is sharing more details about how its search and recommendation algorithms work in a new video where the company answers questions from users. The YouTube team published a similar video ...

YouTube’s 2026 landscape is being reshaped by stricter enforcement of repeat-offender rules, a pivot toward viewer satisfaction over raw watch time, and major algorithm updates that reward consistent, ...

Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don’t help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme ...

"If you randomly follow the algorithm, you probably would consume less radical content using YouTube as you typically do!" So says Manoel Ribeiro, co-author of a new paper on YouTube's recommendation ...