Google is making these YouTube videos private next month: What this means for users and creators

Google seems to be on a changing spree. After storage changes went live for Google Photos earlier this month, the search giant has announced major changes to Google Drive and YouTube. The company is making all the Unlisted videos uploaded before 2017 private from July onwards. “As part of these changes, Unlisted videos uploaded before 2017 will be made private starting on July 23, 2021,” announced YouTube in a blog post.

What are unlisted YouTube videos

Unlisted videos are those that can be viewed and shared by anyone with the link to that particular video. These, however, don’t show up in search results or other tabs.