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YouTube introduces ‘breaking news’ feed as it looks to muscle in on Twitter’s USP

on Aug 20, 2017 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

YouTube introduces ‘breaking news' feed

YouTube has introduced a ‘Breaking News’ carousel to its mobile apps and homepage, a move that could indicate parent company Google wants to make it easier for users to source important content on a platform where 300 hours of video are uploaded every minute.

The new section looks similar to a recommended channel on the web homepage, and as a scrollable carousel in the mobile app between suggested videos. It was first pointed out by Android Police.

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It’s not yet known whether Google is populating this section algorithmically or Read full story ›

Source: The Drum