After Years of Band-Aid Solutions, YouTube Is Finally Making Extensive Changes

After Years of Band-Aid Solutions, YouTube Is Finally Making Extensive Changes
YouTube has made more than 50 policy changes in the last 24 months
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Feb 20, 2020
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Photo: Noam Galai/StringerFifteen years ago, Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, and Steve Chen registered the domain name YouTube.com. The premise of the platform, the co-founders explained at the time, was “giving you a glimpse into other people’s lives.”…
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Written by Chris Stokel-Walker
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UK-based freelancer for The Guardian, The Economist, BuzzFeed News, the BBC and more. Tell me your story, or get me to write for you: stokel@gmail.com
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