Overview
YouTube is the world's largest video sharing platform, a subsidiary of Google (Alphabet). Founded in 2005 and acquired by Google in 2006, YouTube enables billions of users to upload, share, and view video content, with content partnerships spanning major studios, networks, creators, and media companies.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Parent
Founded
Acquired by Google
Data & sources
Web sources
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Former / Previously (1)
- Ben Smith Business Development / Strategic Partner Development2006 to 2009secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for YouTube.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
YouTube in third-party press
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
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- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for YouTube.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning YouTube from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/youtube.md
- RSS feed: /companies/youtube/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/38fc844b-e6a8-4915-9ea2-a1d94fb5aeb7
- Revision history: /companies/youtube/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP