While it’s been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression levels, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that profanity in the media may have a similar effect.

A video wouldn't be eligible to run ads if there was swearing in the first 15 seconds. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) After pushback from the creator ...

YouTube is to ease the rules surrounding the use of profanity in videos after introducing new stipulations in late 2022. More advertiser-friendly content guidelines have been adjusted after a creator ...

Standing in a crowded elevator recently, I was privy to a conversation going on between two college students in front of me. The young women were casually chatting about their day while repeatedly ...

A total of 223 middle school students completed surveys on their aggression, preferred media, time spent viewing media, perceived aggression in their favorite shows and games, beliefs about profanity ...

Good news for all the potty-mouthed YouTubers out there. A new update introduced by the monetization policy team makes some important changes, letting you cuss more often in your uploads and still ...

Your perspective on the use of profanity likely depends on the neighborhood where you grew up and the messages you received from your family of origin and other influential sources. Some people view ...

The rhetorical shift started in the 1990s, when Gen X was coming of age – and based on evidence from social media posts, Gen Z is more likely to be accepting of profanity use than their older peers ...

YouTube now allows more profanity in videos. Moderate profanity is eligible for full ad revenue, while strong profanity may receive limited ads. YouTube updated its ad policy to allow more profanity ...

When Benjamin Bergen was working on his new book about profanity, the reaction he would most often get was bafflement. Why would he want to write about vulgarity, profanity and cussin'? His answer, as ...

In November, YouTube updated the profanity policy in its ad guidelines, which further restricts what users can or can’t say in a video. Now, all kinds of curse words “are treated equally,” rather than ...