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Vevo could have been ‘an existential threat’ to YouTube, but YouTube won in the endVevo could have been ‘an existential threat’ to YouTube, but YouTube won in the end
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The music business thought about building its own YouTube competitor. Instead, it’s letting YouTube do what YouTube always wanted to do.

By Peter Kafka
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Why Vox’s Netflix show ‘Explained’ is different from Vox’s YouTube videos, explained (by Ezra Klein)Why Vox’s Netflix show ‘Explained’ is different from Vox’s YouTube videos, explained (by Ezra Klein)
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The Vox.com editor-at-large says the Netflix series is tackling questions that are too big for YouTube.

By Eric Johnson
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Music legend Lyor Cohen works for YouTube now, and he wants you to pay $10 a monthMusic legend Lyor Cohen works for YouTube now, and he wants you to pay $10 a month
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Why? Let him tell you.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube is  going to charge more to see ad-free shows like ‘Cobra Kai’YouTube is  going to charge more to see ad-free shows like ‘Cobra Kai’
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YouTube Music is launching Tuesday, and YouTube Red is going away. It’s being replaced by YouTube Premium, and it will cost extra.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube is using a new deal with Vevo, the music labels’ video venture, to boost ad salesYouTube is using a new deal with Vevo, the music labels’ video venture, to boost ad sales
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Good for YouTube and for the music labels. What about for Vevo?

By Peter Kafka
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The NFL is streaming Thursday night games on Amazon again (which means they won’t be on YouTube)The NFL is streaming Thursday night games on Amazon again (which means they won’t be on YouTube)
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The games will be bundled in Amazon’s Prime subscription service - but free on Amazon’s Twitch

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube says computers helped it pull down millions of objectionable videos last quarterYouTube says computers helped it pull down millions of objectionable videos last quarter
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Software helped YouTube flag 4.5 million videos before anyone ever saw them. But another 1.5 million got through, at least briefly.

By Peter Kafka
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Full transcript: YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, a.k.a. MKBHD, on Recode MediaFull transcript: YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, a.k.a. MKBHD, on Recode Media
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He started making tech review videos when he was 15. Now 24, he’s a YouTube powerhouse.

By Recode Staff
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Full transcript: Recode’s Teddy Schleifer and Kurt Wagner on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Recode’s Teddy Schleifer and Kurt Wagner on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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Teddy takes the Spotify questions while Kurt tackles the Facebook stuff.

By Recode Staff
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YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee is the most famous person you wouldn’t recognize in publicYouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee is the most famous person you wouldn’t recognize in public
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Brownlee’s YouTube channel MKBHD has amassed nearly six million subscribers — and big tech companies are paying attention.

By Eric Johnson
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This week on Too Embarrassed to Ask: The YouTube shooting, Spotify’s IPO and a Facebook-Cambridge Analytica updateThis week on Too Embarrassed to Ask: The YouTube shooting, Spotify’s IPO and a Facebook-Cambridge Analytica update
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Recode’s Kara Swisher, Teddy Schleifer and Kurt Wagner explain some of this week’s biggest stories.

By Eric Johnson
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YouTube vowed to increase security after the attack — but that’s a tough task on tech campusesYouTube vowed to increase security after the attack — but that’s a tough task on tech campuses
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The problem is that these campuses are generally designed to be fun, welcoming places.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Here’s YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki talking about controversial monetization changes on the platformHere’s YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki talking about controversial monetization changes on the platform
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The shooter at the headquarters of the online video giant, who was also a creator on the platform, was apparently upset by the new rules.

By Kara Swisher
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Four people have been shot at YouTube HQ in Silicon ValleyFour people have been shot at YouTube HQ in Silicon Valley
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The San Bruno facility is separate from the Google campus further south.

By Kara Swisher and Theodore Schleifer
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Facebook wants more video creators to compete with YouTube, so it’s rolling out a subscription featureFacebook wants more video creators to compete with YouTube, so it’s rolling out a subscription feature
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Facebook will soon let you subscribe to your favorite creator for $5 a month.

By Kurt Wagner
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Code Media 2018: How to listen to everything from the conference as a podcastCode Media 2018: How to listen to everything from the conference as a podcast
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Interviews with Susan Wojcicki, Tim Armstrong, Jonah Peretti, Lydia Polgreen, Campbell Brown, Adam Mosseri, Brit Morin, Peter Rice, Janice Min, Kerry Trainor, Rony Abovitz, Adam Silver, Yaron Galai, Mike McCue, Kevin Mayer, Jack Conte and others.

By Eric Johnson
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Hey Facebook, YouTube and Twitter: It’s time to clarify what gets you banned — then actually enforce the rulesHey Facebook, YouTube and Twitter: It’s time to clarify what gets you banned — then actually enforce the rules
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The harassment of the teens who spoke up after the Parkland massacre is a black-and-white case study of the impotence of today’s social media giants.

By Eric Johnson
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Twitter is going out of its way to verify the accounts of some of the most prominent students who survived the Parkland shootingTwitter is going out of its way to verify the accounts of some of the most prominent students who survived the Parkland shooting
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Social media has been a dark place since 17 people were killed last week.

By Kurt Wagner
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Full transcript: Writer Taylor Lorenz answers YouTube questions on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Writer Taylor Lorenz answers YouTube questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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“There have been YouTube influencers since the birth of YouTube.” Now they just monetize a little better.

By Recode Staff
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Twitter, YouTube, Amazon and Verizon are competing for streaming rights to the NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’Twitter, YouTube, Amazon and Verizon are competing for streaming rights to the NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’
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It’s likely that the NFL will sign a multiyear deal.

By Kurt Wagner
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Watch the interview: YouTube CEO Susan WojcickiWatch the interview: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
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Wojcicki was live from Recode’s Code Media conference.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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YouTube’s CEO would ‘love to stream the NFL’YouTube’s CEO would ‘love to stream the NFL’
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The company has bid for NFL streaming rights two years in a row. It lost both times.

By Jason Del Rey
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Here’s why YouTube hasn’t banned Logan Paul for goodHere’s why YouTube hasn’t banned Logan Paul for good
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The company has a three strikes rule. Paul doesn’t have three strikes, says CEO Susan Wojcicki.

By Kurt Wagner
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Should YouTube police its top stars’ videos?Should YouTube police its top stars’ videos?
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On the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask, the Daily Beast’s Taylor Lorenz lays out one way the site could prevent another Logan Paul-type scandal.

By Eric Johnson
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Tech companies have an obligation to join the fight against poverty, says Tipping Point CEO Daniel LurieTech companies have an obligation to join the fight against poverty, says Tipping Point CEO Daniel Lurie
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The homeless situation in major U.S. cities is unacceptable, he says — and it is

By Shirin Ghaffary
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AI still has a long way to go before it can completely replace humans, says Clara Labs’ CEO Maran NelsonAI still has a long way to go before it can completely replace humans, says Clara Labs’ CEO Maran Nelson
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Social relationships, she adds, will remain human

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Watch the full interview: Kara Swisher and MSNBC interview Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Susan WojcickiWatch the full interview: Kara Swisher and MSNBC interview Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
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Comedy is hard, but making money from comedy online is harderComedy is hard, but making money from comedy online is harder
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When you’re competing against every funny video ever made, JibJab CEO Gregg Spiridellis asks, “where’s the money that can afford the investment?”

By Eric Johnson
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YouTube is trying to clean itself up by making it much harder for small video makers to make moneyYouTube is trying to clean itself up by making it much harder for small video makers to make money
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It will kick “tens of thousands” of video makers out its advertising program.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube is telling advertisers it has a new plan to clean up the video siteYouTube is telling advertisers it has a new plan to clean up the video site
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It wants to create a new, super-safe tier for advertisers that would keep out the Logan Pauls of the world.

By Peter Kafka
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Coming to Code Media: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and Facebook’s Adam Mosseri and Campbell BrownComing to Code Media: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and Facebook’s Adam Mosseri and Campbell Brown
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If you care about media, you care about Google and Facebook. So we’re talking to some of their top execs next month.

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook has taken its first real steps into the music businessFacebook has taken its first real steps into the music business
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Which means YouTube may finally have a competitor for the music video business.

By Peter Kafka
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Full transcript: The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur on Recode MediaFull transcript: The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur on Recode Media
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“Folks really responded to [the show] the minute we went on YouTube.”

By Recode Staff
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The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur wants you to know he is more famous than Anderson CooperThe Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur wants you to know he is more famous than Anderson Cooper
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Uygur rages against the cable news establishment on the latest Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
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Amazon and Google are still fighting, so YouTube’s TV service won’t be on Amazon devicesAmazon and Google are still fighting, so YouTube’s TV service won’t be on Amazon devices
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But it will be everywhere else soon, including Apple TV.

By Peter Kafka
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An Apple engineer showed his daughter the new iPhone X. Now, she says, he’s fired.An Apple engineer showed his daughter the new iPhone X. Now, she says, he’s fired.
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Apple sees all.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Full transcript: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Recode DecodeFull transcript: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Recode Decode
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“Regular people can create content and other people want to watch it.”

By Recode Staff
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Why YouTube doesn’t (yet) spend as much as Netflix on original showsWhy YouTube doesn’t (yet) spend as much as Netflix on original shows
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In order to grow, YouTube needs more than a single “House of Cards”-sized hit, says CEO Susan Wojcicki.

By Eric Johnson
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YouTube’s Susan Wojcicki explains why the ‘Google memo’ author had to be firedYouTube’s Susan Wojcicki explains why the ‘Google memo’ author had to be fired
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On the latest Recode Decode, the CEO reflects on how the diversity debate sparked by James Damore’s memo affected her personally.

By Eric Johnson
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How to launch a company when you’re 25 years old, according to Brit + Co CEO Brit MorinHow to launch a company when you’re 25 years old, according to Brit + Co CEO Brit Morin
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“It was one of those things, ‘Well, men always start companies when they’re 25, why can’t a woman do it?’”

By Eric Johnson