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YouTube is a multi-billion dollar technological  platform that has surpassed many milestones ever since it was created on February 14th, 2005. Ever since YouTube was created, it has valued more than $150 billion dollars. YouTube allows people from around the world to share videos. YouTube was created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, but it is actually owned by Google. These three creators came together almost 17 years ago and wanted to create a easier and more efficient way to share videos with people from all over the globe. The creation of YouTube went through a lot of trial and error. one of those trials included starting out as a dating website, which as quickly turned down and changed into a video sharing technology. YouTube can be accessed on an app, the internet, and you can even get it on your television. The platform allows for "ordinary" people to come up with any type of video content and post it to the world. From there, people are allowed to comment, like, and share to the posted videos and subscribe to the creators channel.  People who post videos on YouTube are actually called YouTubers. When you become more popular as a YouTuber and you get 1,000 subscribers and you get 4,000 watch hours in a year, you can actually get paid for the content you create and post. 

YouTube has become one of the most used platforms for entertainment, content creating, easy increase of revenue, and more. It provides a wide variety of opportunities for many unnoticed musicians, animators, vloggers, and many others to be recognized for their work. YouTube not only allows for creators to post videos and accumulate more money, but it is also an excellent way for communication. When someone posts a video on YouTube, you are automatically expressing forms of communication. With some YouTubers, they abuse that ability to use communication and they use their videos to promote content that is not positive and is unnecessary. While some abuse the power of communication throughout their YouTube videos, others like The LaBrant Family, use their platform to promote their family, their positive energy, and their religious beliefs.  

       

I watch YouTube almost everyday and I enjoy the entertainment that it brings. I use YouTube to watch family vloggers, funny videos, a small family build their house by themselves in the middle of nowhere, a group of guys that come together and do insane challenges, and more. YouTube has an endless amount of videos that you can watch with just the click of a button. With just the click of a button you are able to get access to videos that can help you with homework, that can teach you how to build a bike, and so many more. 

Although YouTube is one of the most popular technological video sharing platforms, the invention did come across issues that are still going on today. Some of those issues include an overflow of people using the the platform, which led to the overall platform to run slower. Another issue is that people's videos incorporate and incorporated songs that YouTube does not own, so copyright became an issue then and still is today. YouTube does not really have any limits as to what people can post, but they do have community guidelines that have to be followed. If a video seems threatening, harmful, or bias in anyway, YouTube will take down the video and possibly ban the creators account. The platform cares about their community, especially their younger audience. YouTube actually created a separate platform for kids called YouTube Kids, which allows parents to monitor what their children watch and how much they watch on a daily basis. Thanks to the creation of YouTube, it has never been easier to search, view, and share a wide variety of videos. This platform completely changed the way people entertain and reach others from around the world and it will continue to do so!