Viral challenge and prank videos have been a staple of YouTube for years, but on the tail of the controversial “Bird Box challenge,” the platform announced that it will start to crack down on “harmful ...

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 ...

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 ...

YouTube already frowns on challenges and pranks that put people at risk, but it's making that policy more explicit in light of the recent rise of Bird Box-inspired dares. The service has updated its ...

YouTube has banned users from sharing videos of dangerous pranks on its platform because of concerns about challenges that put people’s lives in jeopardy. The US-based website, which is owned by ...