“El peligro no está solo en el acceso de los menores a contenidos inadecuados, que también. Está en la normalización de una plataforma privada como infraestructura cognitiva básica. En aceptar sin discusión que una empresa con intereses comerciales evidentes sea mediadora central del aprendizaje, de la información y del ocio infantil.” #educacio #xxss #youtube
https://www.jotdown.es/2026/02/el-problema-de-las-redes-sociales-se-llama-youtube-veremos-si-pedro-sanchez-se-atreve-con-ella/

European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest U.S. companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/society/ban-social-media-kids-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #socialmedia #instagram #facebook #snap #tiktok #youtube #grok #europe #france #spain #australia

A video message from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, posted on YouTube by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has garnered over 100 million views — a rarity for a political video. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/takaichi-video-message/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #youtube #ldp #socialmedia

“El peligro no está solo en el acceso de los menores a contenidos inadecuados, que también. Está en la normalización de una plataforma privada como infraestructura cognitiva básica. En aceptar sin discusión que una empresa con intereses comerciales evidentes sea mediadora central del aprendizaje, de la información y del ocio infantil.” #educacio #xxss #youtube
https://www.jotdown.es/2026/02/el-problema-de-las-redes-sociales-se-llama-youtube-veremos-si-pedro-sanchez-se-atreve-con-ella/

Widely viewed as a film that couldn't be made today (and in fact, really couldn't be made in 1974 either, if not for the fact that Mel Brooks simply ignored the censorship demands of studio execs), "Blazing Saddles" is currently free (at least for the U.S.) on #YouTube Movies & TV. A comedy classic that has been accused of being utterly tasteless and immensely politically correct (even when it was first released, much more so now). It is tasteless. It is politically incorrect. It's also offensive to pretty much everyone. And it is also wonderful. But again, you couldn't make it today. Enjoy, if you dare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpRcKXGZKpw

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" was originally a musical stage play that ran around 1000 performances on Broadway starting in 1962. It was inspired by Plautus' farces that he wrote during his lifetime from 254-184 BC. That the same situations he described then still are funny today says a lot about human nature. The Broadway production starred Zero Mostel, and he recreates his role in the 1966 film version. There are many bizarre aspects revolving around both the creation of the play and the film -- I won't get into them here and now. I will simply say that: 1) This is one my favorite films, 2) It is definitely politically incorrect by today's standards, and 3) Zero Mostel, as in everything he did, is a force of nature the like of which we will never see again. The film is currently free (in the U.S. at least), on #YouTube Movies and TV. A comedy tonight! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgHFCcjJ0LQ

I am writing a post on rise of software that help bring back sanity to the web. Please help me expand the list 😎✨

https://thatshubham.com/blog/2026

#indieweb #distraction #enshittification #technology #internet #socialmedia #adhd #depression #mentalhealth #sysadmin #retro #youtube #facebook #google #firefox #chrome

Youtube shorts can be viewed as "regular" videos by replacing "shorts/" in the URL with "watch?v=", like so:

Shorts URL:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aLIrYgqPTik

Regular URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLIrYgqPTik

#youtube #deenshittification

Youtube shorts can be viewed as "regular" videos by replacing "shorts/" in the URL with "watch?v=", like so:

Shorts URL:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aLIrYgqPTik

Regular URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLIrYgqPTik

#youtube #deenshittification

RE: https://mastodon.social/@TwraSun/116011845063722917

Was auf den Plattformen der sog. sozialen Medien geschieht, ist vielfach #kriminell.
Und die Betreiber gehören wie andere Kriminelle auch dafür zur Rechenschaft gezogen.
Endlich hat ein 🇪🇺 europäischer Staatschef das mit aller Klarheit ausgesprochen.

Bravo, #PedroSanchez. 🇪🇦 Eviva #Espana.

#Instagram #TikTok #X #YouTube #Facebook #Recht #Gesetz #Paradigmenwechsel

This dude has a good video on what its like to be in #Oslo 🇳🇴 so if you're planning a trip to #Norway then check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_HHJS7GufY

#travel #youtube #camdenDavid #travelTips

New record for the longest YouTube video. 196 days of ice skating, needs a bit of endurance from the viewer as well!

#YouTube

New record for the longest YouTube video. 196 days of ice skating, needs a bit of endurance from the viewer as well!

#YouTube

The formula for determining the likely quality of a user created #YouTube video prior to actually viewing it is enormously weighted by the age of the video on YouTube -- that is, how long ago was it uploaded. With some exceptions of course, the longer the video has been on YouTube, the higher the probability that it will be both higher quality and not be AI Slop. The sweet spot seems to be more or less between 5 and 10 years ago currently, though great ones go back as far as 15 years ago and even older. As you reduce the time online from 5 years toward current day, the quality factor tends to decrease rapidly and the AI Slop factor rises almost exponentially.

Vimeo is asking me for age verification to continue access my own files, even if I had this account since 2007. Even if I was 1 year old when I created that account, I'd still be 20 years old now.

So why the ask? What a useless thing.

#vimeo #youtube #ageverification #videos