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==History==
==History==
YouTube was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim in February of 2005.
YouTube was founded by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and [[Jawed Karim]] in February of 2005.
The "YouTube Generation" was named [[Time Magazine]]'s ''Person of the Year'' for 2006<ref>Grossman, Lev. [You — Yes, You — Are TIME's Person of the Year http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1570810,00.html] December 25, 2006.</ref>.
The "YouTube Generation" was named [[Time Magazine]]'s ''Person of the Year'' for 2006<ref>Grossman, Lev. [You — Yes, You — Are TIME's Person of the Year http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1570810,00.html] December 25, 2006.</ref>.
Slate states that YouTube may be operating at a loss of nearly half a billion dollars a year<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2216162/ "The high costs of running YouTube."]. ''Slate Magazine''.</ref>, suggesting that it may be a loss leader for parent company Google or perhaps an investment in changing the landscape of information flow in the public. Attempts to reduce the costs and increase profitable content have been met with hostility.
Slate states that YouTube may be operating at a loss of nearly half a billion dollars a year<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2216162/ "The high costs of running YouTube."]. ''Slate Magazine''.</ref>, suggesting that it may be a loss leader for parent company Google or perhaps an investment in changing the landscape of information flow in the public. Attempts to reduce the costs and increase profitable content have been met with hostility.
The most popular video on YouTube is "Baby Shark" by children's Korean nursery rhyme channel ''Pinkfong'', and has surpassed 9 billion views<ref>{{Citation|last=Pinkfong|title=Baby Shark Dance #babyshark Most Viewed Video Animal Songs PINKFONG Songs for Children)|date=2021-09-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w}}</ref><ref>YouTube's [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC "Most Viewed Videos of All Time"] (videos surpassing 100 million views)</ref>.
The most popular video on YouTube is "Baby Shark" by children's Korean nursery rhyme channel ''Pinkfong'', and has surpassed 9 billion views<ref>{{Citation|last=Pinkfong|title=Baby Shark Dance #babyshark Most Viewed Video Animal Songs PINKFONG Songs for Children)|date=2021-09-22|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w}}</ref><ref>YouTube's [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3x1sZh8hC "Most Viewed Videos of All Time"] (videos surpassing 100 million views)</ref>.
==Censorship==
==Censorship==