New research from Mozilla shows that user controls have little effect on which videos YouTube’s influential AI recommends. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm drives 70% of what people watch on the ...

Of all the videos posted to YouTube, there is one that the platform recommends more than any other right now, according to a Pew Research study published Wednesday. That video is called “Bath Song | ...

If you type in words like “spider-man”, “elsa”, “hulk” or even “superheroes” into YouTube, it’s safe to assume that the majority of content the video site’s algorithm serves up is probably decent.

YouTube demystifies the Shorts algorithm in a Q&A video that addresses several of the most common questions creators have about gaining visibility with short-form content. We know at least some ...

Todd Beaupré, Rene Ritchie, and Katarina Mogus at VidCon 2026's panel "Decoding the Algorithm: What Your Audience Actually Wants on YouTube." Credit: Kristy Puchko / Mashable VidCon is a premier ...

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 ...

Recommendation algorithms are some of the most powerful machine-learning systems today because of their ability to shape the information we consume. YouTube’s algorithm, especially, has an outsize ...

If Nielsen stats are to be believed, we collectively spend more time in front of YouTube than any other streaming service—including Disney+ and Netflix. That's a lot of watch hours, especially for an ...

I’ve been losing a lot of time to YouTube lately. I don’t even know why. In a down moment, I just find myself heading to the homepage and watching whatever comes up (usually weird Tears of the Kingdom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Todd Beaupré, Rene Ritchie, and Katarina Mogus at VidCon 2026's panel "Decoding the Algorithm: What Your Audience Actually Wants ...