"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 ...

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 ...

On Tuesday night, YouTube announced major changes to its external Community Guidelines that target pranks and challenges. The updated guidelines say that pranks " that lead victims to believe they are ...

People have been playing jokes on each other since they could talk, and April Fools' Day gives each of us an open forum to get back at them, while having a few laughs at the expense of everyone else.

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 ...

Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Gajanan is an editor at TIME. A Maryland couple lost custody of two of their five children after a series of YouTube videos featuring controversial pranks they pulled on ...

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 ...