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YouTube

A video-sharing website where users can upload, view, and share various types of videos, including TV clips, music videos, vlogs, and educational content. Offers ad-free viewing, original shows, and offline access through a paid membership.

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Cost / License

  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Proprietary

Platforms

  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Chrome OS
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Apple TV
  • KaiOS
  • Fire TV
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xbox
3.2
Fair100 reviews
1798likes
110comments

Features

Suggest and vote on features
  1.  Share Videos
  2.  Support for HD videos
  3.  Video Hosting
  4.  Watch videos
  5.  Video upload
  6.  Dark Mode
  7.  Support for 4K
  8.  Video search
  9.  Monetization
  10.  CC subtitles
  11.  Playlists management
  12.  Playlists
  13.  Two-factor Authentication
  14.  License Management
  15.  Comment section
  16.  Web-Based
  17.  Embeddable
  18.  User generated
  19.  Social feed
  20.  Picture in Picture
  21.  Built-in Commenting System
  22.  Cloud Sync
  23.  Front End live editing
  24.  Chromecast Support
  25. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
  26.  Personalized Recommendations
  27.  Kids Mode
  28.  AirPlay Support
  29.  Low bandwidth usage

 Tags

  • automated-playlists
  • timecode
  • Watch movies
  • closed-captioning
  • closed-caption

YouTube News & Activities

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  • Alysia_ reviewed YouTube  

    I agree with the others, it's just not good. Too much censorship.

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: YouTube remains a popular platform due to its vast content library and utility for education and entertainment. However, users frequently criticize the service for its overwhelming amount of ads, censorship, and a lack of fair monetization practices. Some users express concern over its management and long for viable competitors, while others appreciate its contributions to content accessibility and creativity.
Top Positive Comment
Deviated
10

I found some of the best learning videos on youtube. Things that I couldn't learn in university. That's why I don't use the word education, because academic teaching is filled with learning useless things. Here like some places of the Internet only the things that I need come right under my fingers.

Top Negative Comment
OAKSIF0
52

I use youtube because its where all the videos are, not because it is good. They delete peoples accounts and videos for no reason, and removed features like rating videos by stars. google has ruined this site with ads and censorship. People need to move to other platforms away from youtube and someone should create a search engine that specializes searches for videos thats not google, and finds videos so uploaders who don't use youtube can be found.

Deviated

How do you say they do it with no reason?

Deviated

for no reason I mean. There is no edit reply button.

Gigi Barly

It's kind of realtiy..

danuthaiduc

Deviated: Here is an example of someone trying to revert YouTube demonetizing and soft-censoring one of their videos that criticized of one of Australia's new laws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v70e1WWwOj4

undeniably_lizard

I totally agree. Couldn’t have summarized it better.

Alysia_
2

I agree with the others, it's just not good. Too much censorship.

Shoji VR
1
  • unable to Sort A to Z videos inside playlist
  • no dislike count
  • removed video in playlist should still retain its former name
  • no grid view or compact view for videos inside playlist or search results
  • lot of demonetization issues
J_Avery
0

YouTube covers nearly any topic you can think of. It’s a great place to learn, keep up with trends or just enjoy some downtime.

Daniel Taylor
2

Absolutely! I get that those click-bait videos, all the ads, and the demonetization can be super frustrating, but honestly, YouTube remains the top video platform out there. You can find just about any content you want. I really can’t see anything ever taking its place.

beaver73728
1

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What is YouTube?

YouTube is a video-sharing website, the site allows users to upload, view, and share videos.

Available content includes video clips, TV clips, music videos, movies, and other content such as video blogging, short original videos, and educational videos.

Everything on YouTube, except movies ( https://www.youtube.com/movies/ ) and some channels is free.

YouTube Premium, with its paid membership, offers: • Background play, audio mode and offline access to YouTube Music app • Videos without ads • Original shows from YouTube creators https://www.youtube.com/premium

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YouTube information

  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $12 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.2 (100 ratings)
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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Afrikaans
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    • Amharic
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    • Armenian
    • Azerbaijani
    • Basque
    • Belarusian
    • Bengali
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    • Bulgarian
    • Burmese
    • Khmer
    • Catalan; Valencian
    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Estonian
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Galician
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    • Gujarati
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    • Kannada
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    • Serbian
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    • Tamil
    • Telugu
    • Thai
    • Chinese
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    • Ukrainian
    • Urdu
    • Uzbek
    • Vietnamese
    • Zulu

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