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Open source intelligence investigation of YouTube

YouTube, a video sharing website owned by Alphabet in the United States, is currently the world's largest video search and sharing platform, allowing users to upload, watch, share and comment on videos. The company was registered on February 14, 2005. In November 2006, Google acquired YouTube and operated it as a subsidiary. YouTube's slogan is "Broadcast Yourself".

Analyzing a YouTube account can carry out open source intelligence investigation and analysis from its description information, homepage activities, joined communities, published videos, etc.

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