YouTube Rolls Out 3 Tools To Give Viewers More Control Over Suggested Videos, Famous Pets At VidCon, Young Turks Intertwine Values With Ad Dollars

YouTube is taking some power away from the algorithm and into the hands of viewers. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. YouTube Rolls Out 3 Tools To Give Viewers More Control Over Suggested Videos As its algorithm continues to incur an onslaught of criticism — most recently for enabling a "wormhole" where predatory viewers were gathering in the comments section of videos featuring young children — YouTube announced today that it is giving viewers more control over the type of videos that are recommended to them. The Obamas' First Netflix Feature, American Factory' Is Headed To Theaters   The first project to result from former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama's multiyear content deal with Netflix will release on the streamer and in select theaters this fall. Creators Going Pro: Sisters 'Taylor & Vanessa' Became An Unexpected YouTube Success — Now, Their Channel Is A Full-Time Family Endeavor   Taylor and Vanessa Bouslog had been bugging their mother about YouTube for months. LGBTQ+ YouTube Employees Could Face Consequences If They Protest Steven Crowder Decision At Pride (Report)   Google and YouTube employees who march with Google in the San Francisco Pride parade this Saturday are reportedly being dissuaded from expressing dissent with YouTube's decision regarding Steven Crowder and Carlos Maza. Joey Graceffa's Escape The Night Season 4 Trailer Teases Return Of Axed Cast Members   Folks tuning in for the fourth season of YouTube original series Escape the Night can expect to see some familiar faces return from the dead. Sunglass Cat, Pickles And Dill, Molly Burke Added To VidCon's Inaugural Pet Programming Block   In April, VidCon announced that animals would be attending the convention for the first time as part of a co-branded programming venture with Group Nine's pet-centric media brand The Dodo. In The Ever More Crowded Streaming Space, YouTube Is "Zigging Where Other People Are Zagging," Susanne Daniels Says   When Susanne Daniels, YouTube's head of original content, joined the company in 2015, her job was to get people to pay (then) $10 per month to subscribe to the newly-launched YouTube Red, which housed original programming produced by the platform. Andy Signore Settles Lawsuit Against Defy Media, Is "Looking Forward To Exposing The Truth"   Andy Signore, the creator of Screen Junkies' Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers YouTube series — who was fired from now-defunct parent company Defy Media in Oct. 2017 amid allegations of sexual misconduct — has settled a countersuit that he filed against Defy in the wake of his termination. Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/23/2019   Shawn Mendes had a great week on YouTube.  Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 6/23/2019   A LOT of people are watching the Cricket World Cup on YouTube.  YouTube Music Can Now Auto-Save 500 Suggested Songs For Offline Consumption   YouTube Music is turning up the volume on its Offline Mixtape feature — which enables users to stream 100 songs when they aren't connected to the internet. The Young Turks Will Intertwine Their Values With Their Ad Dollars, But Can Other Media Sites Afford To Follow? Last week, The Young Turks took a bold stand: from now on, CEO and host Cenk Uygur told me, the long-time online politics network will only take ad dollars from companies that match the Turks' progressive values. Copyright © 2019 Tubefilter, All rights reserved. Sign up for Tubefilter Newsletters here. Our mailing address is: Tubefilter 5405 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 270 Los Angeles, CA 90036 USA  You received this email because you subscribed to a Tubefilter Newsletter or have registered to attend one of our Tubefilter Events. We respect your privacy and inbox. If you believe this was sent to you in error and you no longer wish to receive these emails, please update your subscription preferences or unsubscribe.