"It's just a prank!" What started as a playful trend has turned into an embarrassment for the internet. It's not "just" a prank anymore. Prank videos were once the darling of YouTube. But somewhere ...

President Trump delivers the State of the Union to Congress. by The Associated Press SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — YouTube is trying to prevent otherwise bright people from doing dangerous things. The ...

In an update to its policies about posting prank videos, YouTube is banning users from uploading footage that tricks people into thinking they are in danger — such as fake home invasions or drive-by ...

Want to get your fix of silly stunts and pranks? Stay away from YouTube. That’s the message the platform has given out with the latest change to its community guidelines – the rules that creators have ...

A father and stepmother, who faced backlash for posting controversial online prank videos involving their children, have lost custody of two of them to their biological mother. Mike and Heather Martin ...

Jake Paul was likely already violating YouTube’s community guidelines when he filmed himself driving blindfolded and doing the “Bird Box challenge” in a busy Los Angeles street earlier this month. But ...

Last year, Mike Martin, who amassed a dedicated following on YouTube under the handle DaddyOFive, received backlash after viewers started to comment that his “prank videos,” which featured five of his ...

This article is the final installment of Watching YouTube, a Slate series about YouTube. For as long as home video cameras have existed, kids have used them to film themselves doing very stupid things ...

A father and stepmother, who posted controversial prank videos on YouTube, have been sentenced to five years probation for child neglect. Michael and Heather Martin of Maryland faced fierce criticism ...

Credit: MASHABLE COMPOSITE: SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES/YOUTUBE "It's just a prank!" What started as a playful trend has turned into an embarrassment for the internet. It's not "just" a ...

SAN BRUNO, Calif — YouTube is trying to prevent otherwise bright people from doing dangerous things. The video-sharing network owned by Google is cracking down on harmful or dangerous pranks. Updated ...