- how much content is created everyday?

- over 500 hours of video are watched every minute and over 1 billion hours of videos watched eveyday

- worlds second largest search engine

- Who acquired Youtube and how much was spent?

- It was released in 2005 and in 2006 Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 billion.

- how was allowing people to monetise channels, a major shift in the industry?

- monetisation helped creators to make a career out of content creation without the need of spending loads of money since YouTube was free, "You could become a millionaire overnight with one viral video"

- creators didn't need someone to buy into their idea for it to reach a large audience

- how were algorithms  used to Youtube's advantage with subscribers? 

- YouTube's algorithm could detect the type of video you were watch and would recommend you to other videos that are on the same topic this gave YouTube its edge as it wasn't just a collection of random viral videos but it was a tailor made watching experience for the viewer

- advertisement is tailored to the user are video type if you were searching for a dog bed on google when you go back to youtube on the same google account you will see ads for dogs beds etc.

- why is content moderation hard for Youtube? 

- has creators who are uploading questionable content

- YouTube had problems with copyright at the start due to it not having the proper software and algorithm to detect copyrighted content however nowadays that has changed YouTubes algorithm is very advanced and can detect copyrighted content and delete it.

Sky News Australia was banned from uploading for a week on YouTube after spreading false information about Covid 19

- why is it an issue of power for Youtube to ban what it decides is 'misinformation'? 

- some bigger channels on YouTube may face more monitering than smaller channels as they are watched more closely and get more views

- how is it a turning of the power tables to have a news company censored by Youtube?

- This can make the news companies look unreliable and tarnish its reputation, it also shows that the news companies aren't the only ones who can regulate what is shown on their platforms

- write down some of the basic facts from this case to use as an example in your essay for the exam 

YouTube has issued dozens of bans over the past two years, several over Covid but most for hate speech.

It issued a "strike" under its three-strike policy, the last of which means permanent removal.

The TV channel's digital editor said the decision was a disturbing attack on the ability to think freely.