Mohan: Music is YouTube's largest and most important content vertical
Neal Mohan · YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on AI, Censorship & the Future of Creators · Oct 8, 2025 · at 13:11
Neal Mohan, CEO of YouTube, explains platform consumption patterns during a discussion on content moderation and video consumption.
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“Music is our largest and, you know, most important vertical, for example.”
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