Viral challenge and prank videos have been a staple of YouTube for years, but on the tail of the controversial “Bird Box challenge,” the platform announced that it will start to crack down on “harmful ...

In an update to its policies about posting prank videos, YouTube is banning users from uploading footage that tricks people into thinking they are in danger — such as fake home invasions or drive-by ...

YouTube has banned users from sharing videos of dangerous pranks on its platform because of concerns about challenges that put people’s lives in jeopardy. The US-based website, which is owned by ...

Pranks and challenges have always been popular on YouTube, but now the Google-owned company has set stricter guidelines for such content. A new YouTube support page details the company's updated ...

YouTube pranksters have been put on notice: stop uploading dangerous pranks or emotionally disturbing videos. It comes in the wake of a series of disturbing so-called challenges, including #birdbox ...

YouTube has a new message for creators looking to participate in dangerous or potentially harmful stunts, like the Bird Box or Tide Pod stunts: don’t. YouTube is home to many beloved viral challenges ...

Joey Salads made his name on YouTube with fake social experiments. Now he wants a starring role in the American experiment—and first on the list is lowering the minimum wage. Politics Reporter ...