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Mar 1

6/ Our teams continue to closely monitor the situation, and we will continue to share updates as they become available.

5/ We also display info panels underneath videos from news publishers with gov’t funding. Videos from RT and other Russian state media channels began showing this label as early as 2018, giving context that the channel is “funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.”

4/ When people search for topics on Russia and Ukraine, our systems prominently surface authoritative news content in both our Top News and Breaking News shelves, and will continue to as needed.

3/ Our Trust & Safety team has worked to quickly remove violative content. We’ve removed hundreds of channels & thousands of videos for violating our Community Guidelines, including our policies around deceptive practices and misinformation.

2/ We paused monetization and significantly limited recommendations for Russian state-funded media channels. Both actions are global & indefinite.

1/ Today, we began blocking RT & Sputnik’s YouTube channels across Europe. Since Russia began its invasion in Ukraine, we’ve been focused on removing violative content & connecting people to trusted news & information. An overview of the steps we’ve taken the last few days 👇

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Some actions we're taking to provide charitable support, promote information quality and cybersecurity, protect colleagues and more.

Kent Walker

@Kent_Walker

Mar 1

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is both a tragedy and a humanitarian disaster in the making. Here are a few of the actions we’re taking to defend against cybersecurity threats, surface high-quality, reliable information, and support people in the region.

blog.google

Helping Ukraine

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Google Europe

@googleeurope

Mar 1

Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately. It’ll take time for our systems to fully ramp up. Our teams continue to monitor the situation around the clock to take swift action.

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YouTube creator

talks with

about why financial planning is so important for self care, and what she hopes to take away from the #YouTubeBlack Voices program this year:

Susan's 5 questions for The Organized Money

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki asked Alaina Fingal (aka The Organized Money) about what started her on her financial planning journey, the connection between wellbeing and financial planning, and what...

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Feb 23

Check out our Q4 '21 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report out today:

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· Feb 22

Two important highlights from our Q4 ‘21 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report to call out→ In Q4, we removed over 3.7 million total videos. 58K of those removals were from violating our COVID-19 vaccine misinfo policy. Full report here... transparencyreport.google.com/youtube-policy

Feb 18

We recognize we don’t have all the right answers, but want to further insights into how we’re thinking through all the toughest questions. More to come on this front throughout this year.

For example, on reducing the sharing of misinfo across platforms. Disabling sharing or breaking a link to a video with potential misinfo would certainly block a lot of off-platform views. But could that also be a step too far in taking away a viewer’s freedoms?

On top of our existing systems, we’ve been taking on new approaches and we want to share what our teams have been thinking through.

As misinfo narratives emerge faster and spread more widely than ever, our teams have been evolving to keep pace:

Inside Responsibility: What’s next on our misinfo efforts

We're launching a new series that takes you behind the scenes into how we’re tackling some of the largest challenges facing YouTube.

Full post here:

Inside Responsibility: What’s next on our misinfo efforts

We're launching a new series that takes you behind the scenes into how we’re tackling some of the largest challenges facing YouTube.

3. Curbing misinfo in 100+ countries in dozens of languages can be challenging with differing cultural norms. We’re looking to update models for hyperlocal misinfo and further invest in regional teams and partnerships around the world.

2. Breaking the link or disabling sharing could effectively block cross-platform spread of misinfo, but potentially restrict viewers' freedoms. We’re also thinking through whether interstitial warnings could be an effective approach.

1. Fresh misinfo often lacks content to train our ML systems on - so we’re getting even more targeted with new keywords and info from regional analysts. And we’ve also been exploring new labels when there isn’t enough trusted content available.

Today, we’re launching a new series by

that digs into how we’re tackling some of the largest challenges facing

Work Diaries: YouTube Ads Marketer prepares for Black History Month and Super Bowl

. Up first: three core misinformation challenges we’re focused on: yt.be/xsTGz

Kristen Shipley is a Product Marketing Manager on the YouTube Ads Marketing Content team and Communications Lead for the Black@YouTube Employee Resource Group.

Feb 15

#YouTubeShorts creator

@katiefeeneyy

gives the inside scoop on her big weekend at the Big Game:

Shorts creator Katie Feeney's favorite moments from the Big Game

Cell phone? Check. Shorts? Check. Super Bowl tix? Check!

Feb 11

Wouldn't be an announcement about all the product and monetization enhancements we have coming to #YouTubeShorts without doing a Short about it! Here it is again going into more detail about Shopping, gaming, livestreaming, and more: yt.be/3sdz1

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HIIG Berlin

@hiig_berlin

Feb 10

🎥Only 5 minutes left until the livestream with

CEO

and Wolfgang Schulz, moderated by

@MCKettemann

! What is the right #ContentGovernance of #platforms in an increasingly complex world? Join our Livestream with

@BredowInstitut

👉hiig.de/en/events/grea

Innovation in 2022 for

from

: ▸More ways for creators to make money ▸More Shorts creation and livestreaming tools ▸More dynamic and interactive experiences across apps!

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Excited about all the new products we’ll be rolling out on @YouTube in 2022. Here’s a sneak peek

at some things we have in store for our creators, viewers & brand partners this year. Full blog post here: yt.be/3sdz1 (1/6)

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HIIG Berlin

@hiig_berlin

Feb 8

What do #platforms expect from #science – and science from platforms? This Thursday, #YouTube CEO

and

@WWSchulz

discuss #PlatformGovernance. In cooperation with

@BredowInstitut

& moderated by

@MCKettemann

🎥Livestream starts at 7pm: hiig.de/en/events/grea.

Creator Liaison - BACK SOON!

@YouTubeLiaison

Feb 9

Creators- as they say, some personal news...

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Feb 8

On #SaferInternetDay, we're highlighting four ways to help you better control your YouTube experience - from age-appropriate options and tools for parents, to how you can easily manage your data: yt.be/FZzCg

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Colin and Samir

@ColinandSamir

"Over 40% of creators that received money from the YT Shorts fund were not in the Partner Program previously" -

Short vertical video is the on-ramp to a career as a creator

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Some stats from

2022 YouTube letter that stood out: ▶️ Over 5 trillion views on Shorts since 2021 ▶️ 110 million channel member purchases ▶️ 40% more channels making > $10k a year than in 2021 ▶️ 800 billion gaming-related views

is unmatched right now

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The Bentist

@the_bentist

Honored to be featured by

@YouTubeCreators

in their 2022 kick off video! Between all the good things

and

@Fwiz

are doing I know YT is going to be THE place to be in 2022! Creators DONT MISS THIS CHANCE!! ✌🏻❤️🦷

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there's *so much* to

in 2022: @SusanWojcicki shares the future of YouTube → yt.be/Sb61n

Roberto Blake

Creative Entrepreneur

@robertoblake

YouTube is considering NFTs, CEO’s letter suggests

YouTube CEO says the platform is looking at embracing Web 3 and NFTs and even DAOs. techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/you This is actually really interesting especially if you consider YouTube Music and the implications for Artist and think of it like Merch Drops. Fascinating.

techcrunch.com

In a letter published today by YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, the executive suggests the video-sharing platform may embrace web3 technologies, including NFTs — or non-fungible tokens, a way to certify...

+ We’ve now hit 5 trillion all-time views on Shorts! + We’re investing in Music, Gaming, Shopping, Web3, Sustainability and more + Pre-publish checks and more tools for creators Read the entire letter here:

Letter from Susan: Our 2022 Priorities

CEO Susan Wojcicki addresses YouTube's priorities for 2022: the state of the creator economy, innovation, supporting the work of creators, and protecting the YouTube community.

2022 will be a packed year for YouTube! With so much going on, we’ve picked a few highlights from

’s annual letter to the YouTube community:

Robert Kyncl

@rkyncl

Jan 18

An update on YouTube Originals:

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Creator Liaison - BACK SOON!

@YouTubeLiaison

Jan 11

After 30 years in construction, Leah's job is YouTube. With 900k subscribers, she's a great example of how there's huge opportunity for older generations to share their knowledge & experience. Check out my chat with her - or send this to your parents 👇 youtu.be/htl8kYJSGak

Susan Wojcicki