In recent months, social media platforms have been under under pressure to do more when it comes to hosting content that promotes violent extremism and terrorist propaganda. In an op-ed published today in the Financial Times, YouTube has outlined four new steps that it’s taking to confront extremist activity on its platform.

Google has just launched a new volunteer community it is calling YouTube Heroes, which aims to bridge the gap between YouTube’s automated video monitoring systems and getting a real person making decisions about what content is inappropriate.

Labels are facing off with Google’s video service over revenues and rights, yet it’s also their biggest partner for streaming music

ASK PEOPLE TO DESCRIBE virtual reality and they’ll probably say something along the lines of It’s like you’re there, man. But even when you’re courtside at the NBA slam dunk contest, you’re “there” after the fact.

NEW YORK — Internet superstars stepped out from behind the computer screen and onto the stage at Pier 36 Sunday night to make history at the first YouTube Music Awards.