Official YouTube Blog: October 2017

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Lean back and watch YouTube TV with a new app for your big screen

Monday, October 30, 2017

launchexpandedHere's what's new on this TV app:

Control your live TV experience with your TV's remote control or game controller.

For a more cinematic look, we made the background dark on your TVs.

A new Live guide made for your big screen so you can get a sneak-peek at what's airing soon.

Never miss the action with our background playback experience built for your big screen.

Easily pick up where you left off on another device when you get home.

try it out free todayOkalo Ikhena, YouTube TV Product Manager, recently watched all five World Series® games live on the big screen with the new YouTube TV app.

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An update on our commitment to fight violent extremist content online

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

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Better detection and faster removal powered by machine learning;

More expert partners to help identify violative content;

Tougher standards for videos that are controversial but do not violate our policies; and

Amplified voices speaking out against hate and extremism.

AugustBetter detection and faster removal

Over 83 percent of the videos we removed for violent extremism in the last month were taken down before receiving a single human flag, up 8 percentage points since August.

Our teams have manually reviewed over a million videos to improve this flagging technology by providing large volumes of training examples.

necessary contextMore expertsadded 35 NGOs20 different countries
Tougher standardsGuidelinesAmplify voices speaking out against hate and extremismJigsaw's Redirect MethodYouTube Creators for Change

In September, three of our fellows, from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., debuted their videos on the big screen at the Tribeca TV festival, tackling topics like racism, xenophobia, and experiences of first generation immigrants.

Local YouTube Creators in Indonesia partnered with the MAARIF Institute and YouTube Creators for Change Ambassador, Cameo Project, to visit ten different cities and train thousands of high school students on promoting tolerance and speaking out against hate speech and extremism.

We’re adding two new local Creators for Change chapters, in Israel and Spain, to the network of chapters around the world.

Google.org announced a $5 million innovation fundThe YouTube Team

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ONE + YouTube: Join us in saying ALL #GirlsCount

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

One hundred and thirty million girls will not go to school today. These girls will be denied the joy of reading a great book, the triumph of finally figuring out an equation, and the opportunity to determine their own future.
But it is not just these girls who suffer. The entire world is missing out on a huge opportunity. The next world-changing breakthrough might be built in a garage in Silicon Valley but if all girls had access to an education, it could also stem from the imagination of someone in South Sudan. Closing the gender gap in education could generate an additional $112-152 billion a year for the economies of developing countries. And 130 million more educated girls would lead to 130 million more empowered women in the world.
Neither of us could be where we are today if we had been denied this right. Everything we have achieved in our careers was made possible by the quality education that shaped our lives. A seat at the table, whether in Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., or Addis Ababa starts with a seat in the classroom. Equality anywhere won’t be possible until girls everywhere get the education they deserve and it is our belief in this world-changing idea that brings us together today to raise our voices for #GirlsCount.
YouTube Creators for Change and ONE are united in the belief that there is power in every voice and that every girl counts. That’s why YouTube and its incredible community of creators have joined with ONE to bring attention to the 130 million girls who don’t yet have access to an education. Our goal is simple: create the longest video in history, by counting every single girl out of school. Visit https://girlscount.one.org/ to choose your number and submit your contribution.
Top YouTubers like TheSorryGirls, Whitney White, and Maddu Magalhães, are all coming together to say #GirlsCount and demanding that our leaders listen. Aboubakar Idriss has generations of female relatives, including his sister, that are unable to read or write due to being kept out of school and hopes this can shine a light on stories like theirs.
Ensuring that every girl gets the education she deserves is going to take a global effort. Policy-makers and pop stars, CEOs and storytellers, and millions of voices in every country must speak out and urge leaders to act. 130 million girls deserve no less.
Join us as we stand together to say #GirlsCount.

Posted by Gayle Smith, ONE CEO, and Danielle Tiedt, YouTube Vice President of Marketing