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became the largest video platform in the world.<br><br><p>Views. Creators. Subscribers. Vlogs. The SNF Dialogues discussed YouTube, and its transformation into the largest video platform in the world. What is the current state of affairs for content creators and viewers? How do changes to the platform affect the content that users upload, and how do YouTube’s algorithms drive its evolution?</p> <p>Participants:</p> <p><strong>Ilias Sousis</strong>, Head of Domestic Market and YouTube at Google Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus & Malta</p> <p>and the YouTubers:</p> <p><strong>Jeremy</strong></p> <p><strong>Kathimerini Fysiki</strong></p> <p><strong>Madame Ginger</strong></p> <p><strong>Skrap</strong></p> <p><strong>Souzana's Beauty Secrets</strong></p> <p><strong>TechItSerious</strong></p> <p><strong>The Carrot Tards</strong></p> <p>Panos Louridas, Head of Development at GRNET, Associate Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, talked about the algorithm and how the content recommended to users is determined.</p> <p>The DIALOGUES are curated and moderated by <strong>Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou</strong>.<br/><br/>*<em>The opinions expressed by DIALOGUES participants are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) or the SNF DAILOGUES team. Speakers’ remarks are made freely, without prior guidance or intervention from the team.</em></p> <p><em><strong> Listen to the extracted audio below:</strong></em> <iframe scrolling="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/739655920&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%" height="500" frameborder="no"></iframe></p> </div> </div> <aside class="additional-data"> </aside> <div class="content"> <div class="share-actions"><div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.snf.org/en/newsroom/podcast-articles/2019/12/dialogues-you-tube-its-own-parallel-universe/" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div><span class="separate">|</span><a href="#" class="print">print</a><span class="separate">|</span><a class="send" href="/web/20200811081209/https://www.snf.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e712c212a3773263a3a3e746161393939603d202860213c29612b2061202b393d3c212123613e212a2d2f3d3a632f3c3a272d222b3d617c7e7f77617f7c612a272f2221293b2b3d6337213b633a3b2c2b63273a3d63213920633e2f3c2f22222b22633b2027382b3c3d2b61682f233e753d3b2c242b2d3a730a070f0201091b0b1d6b7d2f6b7c7e17213b6b7c7e1a3b2c2b6b7d2f6b7c7e073a3d6b7c7e0139206b7c7e1e2f3c2f22222b226b7c7e1b2027382b3c3d2b"> send</a><span> this page</span></div> </div> </main> <footer> <div class="new"> <div class="social"> <div class="title"><strong>Connect</strong> with us </div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.facebook.com/SNFoundation" class="fb" target="_blank">facebook</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://twitter.com/SNForg" class="tw" target="_blank">twitter</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.youtube.com/StavrosNiarchosF" class="yt" target="_blank">youtube</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.instagram.com/snforg/" class="in" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.linkedin.com/company/snforg" class="li" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></div> <div class="notice new"><img src="/web/20200811081209im_/https://www.snf.org/images/logo-footer.png" class="logo-footer" alt="Stavros Niarchos Foundation"><p><img src="/web/20200811081209im_/https://www.snf.org/images/logo-snfcc.png" class="logo-snfcc" alt="Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center"><span class="snf-notice">The SNF does not necessarily share the views or opinions of the charitable organizations which it may choose to fund or otherwise assist, and no inference of any endorsement of such views or opinions as a consequence of any action the SNF may take in pursuit of its charitable purposes is warranted. <p> Auditors: Deloitte</span></p> <div class="disclaimer"><a href="/web/20200811081209/https://www.snf.org/en/disclaimer/">PRIVACY & TERMS OF USE</a><span class="separator">|</span><a href="/web/20200811081209/https://www.snf.org/en/contact-footer/">CONTACT US</a><span class="separator">|</span><a href="/web/20200811081209/https://www.snf.org/en/sitemap/">SITEMAP</a><span class="copyright">Stavros Niarchos Foundation</span></div> </div> <div class="rest"> <div class="newsletter"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/http://eepurl.com/dwQKWD" target="_blank"><strong>Join</strong> our Newsletter » </a></div> <div class="social"> <div class="title"><strong>Connect</strong> with us </div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.facebook.com/SNFoundation" class="fb" target="_blank">facebook</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://twitter.com/SNForg" class="tw" target="_blank">twitter</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.youtube.com/StavrosNiarchosF" class="yt" target="_blank">youtube</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.instagram.com/snforg/" class="in" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.linkedin.com/company/snforg" class="li" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></div> </div> </div> </footer> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/web/20200811081209js_/https://www.snf.org/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20200811081209/https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-2590516-2', 'snf.org'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> window.cookieconsent_options = {"message":"The use of cookies makes the navigation of our website user-friendly and more effective. 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