"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 ...

A father and stepmother, who faced backlash for posting controversial online prank videos involving their children, have lost custody of two of them to their biological mother. Mike and Heather Martin ...

IJAMSVILLE, Md. -- The parents known for extreme prank videos on YouTube have lost custody of two of their children. The videos posted to "DaddyOFive" YouTube channel have caused a firestorm of ...

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 ...

A family reportedly from Damascus, Md. is feeling the wrath of the internet after posting a prank video that leaves their child in tears. The video is titled "the invisible ink prank." It's a prank ...

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 ...

Sometimes, good comes from bad. Noticing that the awful “INVISIBLE INK PRANK! (EPIC FREAKOUT)” video has been removed from YouTube is one of those times. On Monday, we brought you the story of ...

Couple become viral smash with more than 100 prank videos, 150 million views. March 28, 2012— -- They're now called YouTube's "craziest couple." But in October of 2007, Jesse Wellens thought it ...

This article is the final installment of Watching YouTube, a Slate series about YouTube. For as long as home video cameras have existed, kids have used them to film themselves doing very stupid things ...

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 ...