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The Impact of YouTube on Society

Ever since YouTube became a mainstream source of media, it has become one of the most popular websites. With the rapid increase in popularity, more and more users are using YouTube due to its user friendly platform and conveniency. YouTube has also become a source of income for many, many people create YouTube videos as a full time job. YouTube has become such a versatile source of media. Whatever you want you can find, videos related to comedy, skits, product reviews, instructional, lessons, etc. YouTube has revolutionized entertainment, before YouTube was mainstream, people would watch television, read books, go to the movie theater, etc. Now, we can spend hours on YouTube with access to a plethora of different videos on our computers or mobile devices at our own comfort for free.

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  1. Nicholas TartagliaMay 16, 2018 at 7:03 AM

    I always thought that YouTube was interesting and it's actually one of the forms of new media that I use everyday. You can really see how it is evolving and famous YouTubers are evolving out of it. Other platforms can include livestreaming services, but some of the most recent trends have included disstracks as well as boxing matches. These revolve around the same clickbait titles that bring us to YouTube in the first place. People create false drama and then viewers are attracted to this drama which draws users to their channel.

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