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YouTube is a video sharing website which has been operated by Google since November 2006. YouTube is the second biggest website by daily usage, behind the Google website itself.
History
File:Me at the zoo.webm YouTube was created on February 14, 2005, its first video titled "Me at the zoo" on April 23, 2005. The website was originally founded by investors, them giving a total of $11.5 million before Google's purchase. During the summer of 2006, YouTube was growing rapidly, having above 100 million video views every day in July 2006. A bit earlier, it went to a partnership with NBC in June 2006[1]. In October 2006, Google announced that they were purchasing the company for $1.65 billion in stock, which was their 2nd biggest transaction at the time[2]. The transaction was completed on November 13, 2006.
Controversy
Despite YouTube being popular, the platform have been criticized for the removal of the dislike button,[3] and the CEO's decision to ban content that denies the existence of the patriarchy.[4]
Despite YouTube success, the platform has been subject to multiple controversies, such as the removal of the dislike button[3], or the recent update banning content that denies the existence of the patriarchy.[4]
Play Buttons
- 100,000 subscribers (Silver Button)
- 1 million subscribers (Gold Button)
- 10 million subscribers (Diamond Button)
- 50 million subscribers (Custom Ruby Button)
- 100 million subscribers (Red Diamond Button)
References
- ↑ https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/online-video-the-market-is-hot-but-business-models-are-fuzzy/
- ↑ https://www.theage.com.au/business/google-closes-a2b-youtube-deal-20061115-gdotv3.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/update-to-youtube/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://telegra.ph/YouTube-is-banning-channels-that-deny-the-existence-of-the-patriarchy-03-18
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