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This week on Platform News, YouTube hiding conspiracy videos from recommendations, saying that conspiracy videos are to blame for the spread of Fake News on YouTube. Is this move an attack on Freedom of Speech? Can we trust the YouTube  A.I. to appropriately determine which videos are conspiracies?   

The YouTube Freedom of Speech guideline states that all opinions are welcome to be expressed, or broadcasted, on their platform, provided that it does no harm to another. With YouTube hiding videos, and with YouTube cracking down on Conspiracy videos, is the YouTube platform in direct violation of their own policies?  

These are very real questions, as YouTube hiding conspiracy videos isn't the only thing that's been happening on the platform lately, or we could be just taking this whole conspiracy videos nonsense and blowing it out of proportion!   

What do you think of YouTube conspiracies? Do you believe Fake News on YouTube has been spurred on by conspiracy videos? Do you think YouTube should leave conspiracy videos alone? Let me know in the comments!  

Learning how to find your niche on YouTube or even learning how to research your niche on YouTube can be the hardest, yet the most rewarding, task any creator faces! Finding your niche means you discovered your passion, narrowed your niche focus, and found very specific keywords you can rank for in your niche on YouTube. 

Figuring out how to niche down in your content is only the beginning! In this video, David also gives a few free tools that can help answer the What's my niche question that haunts so many creators!   

How to stand out on YouTube, how to discover your niche, your best niche on YouTube, takes time, but by tackling these questions TOGETHER with other creators, you can answer the How to find your niche on YouTube question easily and start creating content that provides greater value to your audience.  

The New YouTube Guidelines for 2019 are cracking down on challenge videos that are “harmful or dangerous,” citing the Bird Box Challenge and Jake Paul driving into traffic blindfolded as the motivation. Are these youtube new community guidelines coming a little too late or should YouTube Challenges be left alone?   

In defense of the YouTube Guidelines 2019, 2018 saw a tremendous amount of dangerous challenge videos, including the Tide Pod Challenge, which left countless youth injured and/or hospitalized. YouTube has tried to offer advice and have given challenge video guidelines in the past, but when creators like Jake Paul take them a bit too far and drive into traffic blind folded, it’s easy to see why new YouTube Guidelines in 2019 are necessary.   

YouTube Challenges are fun and many are safe to engage in, but many have taken these challenge videos too far and the YouTube new community Guidelines are the platform’s attempt to reigning in some of these crazy / harmful stunts.  

Personally, the new YouTube Guidelines 2019 on Challenge Videos is 100% okay with me, as many youth have been harmed by following the examples of Jake Paul, Logan Paul, and many others that took challenge videos way too far!  

What are your thoughts on Challenge Videos, YouTube new policy 2019, or YouTube cracking down on challenge videos in general? Let me know in the comments!  

This week, Platform News dives into CarryMinati's Bye Pewdiepie Diss Track, Anupam Kher's 'The Accidental Prime Minister' trailer that went missing, and what's popular on youtube worldwide, specifically what's popular on youtube India!   

First, we talk about CarryMinati's Bye Pewdiepie diss track and how CarryMinati just might be the new Pewdiepie! We also dive into how Pewdiepie's race with T Series and his release of "B*tch Lasagna" is what prompted CarryMinati to strike back (even though T Series isn't paying much attention to Pewdiepie).