A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company
and a threat,” he says. “YouTube showed us how powerful viral video could be.” He still thinks “Lazy Sunday” was a primary reason Google bought YouTube. https://variety.com/... Simon Owens / @simonowens : It's hard to overstate how much YouTube changed the trajectory of the internet. Prior to its launch, most video had to be self-hosted, and any surge in traffic could easily crash a website. What's more, it was the first major tech platform to adopt the e https://variety.com/... Neal Mohan / @nealmohan : When @seanseaevans's wings are so spicy you literally forget your priorities for the year... @variety : Behind the scenes of Sean Evans and @nealmohan's Variety cover shoot 🔥 Read the full cover story here: https://variety.com/... [video] @eff : YouTube's Content ID was borne out of “wanting big media companies to like them & leave them alone,” EFF's @k_trendacosta told @Variety. “It's more profitable for them to be partners with these big companies rather than with smaller individual creators.” https://variety.com/... Todd Spangler / @xpangler : Is YouTube a competitor to Disney? Dana Walden says any viewing YouTube might take from Disney TV or streaming is outweighed by the upside: “YouTube plays a key role in deepening fandom across each segment of our company, and not just streaming.” https://variety.com/... LinkedIn: Eric Barradas : Celebrating 20 years of YouTube as of February 2025! I am looking forward to the next 20 years! A great read and short history of YouTube. … Abhinav Rastogi : Just finished an amazing week at YouTube Leadership Summit! And to cap it off, it was incredible to see this cover story in Variety that captures so much of what makes YouTube special. … See also Mediagazer