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How YouTube transformed our world

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti·Dec 26, 2025·35:40·pending

About this Episode

YouTube turns 20 this year. The platform now hosts 20 billion videos, and lets basically anyone, anywhere on Earth, create, share and watch. How has YouTube changed us?

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Tanya McConathy

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Shane Izzard

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