After the Netflix Original Bird Box became a viral hit, people around the world uploaded videos to YouTube showing them compete in the Bird Box challenge. While some of the clips showing people ...

YouTube challenge is one of the routes for content creators to go viral on the popular video-sharing platform. As such, some aspiring YouTubers follow such trends to kick start their following. A ...

This post originally appeared on Common Sense Media. It’s a tale as old as time: We see a lot of people wearing/doing/saying something and we want to try it, too. Back in the day it was saying “Bloody ...

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But, like so much of YouTube, there’s plenty to dislike about viral challenges. Some are toxic. Many of them are dangerous. Most of them are stupid. And hopefully, all of them are stricken from our ...

YouTube already frowns on challenges and pranks that put people at risk, but it's making that policy more explicit in light of the recent rise of Bird Box-inspired dares. The service has updated its ...

The next time the tiny humans in your house are having trouble falling asleep, you may want to check their viewing history on YouTube. In a growing trend, YouTube content creators like Jason Ethier, ...

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 ...

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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 ...