81/100
Historical technical resultPage implementation and availability signals only. Not a safety verdict.
Website report
youtube.com
Website profile
About this website
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself. In January...
The description follows eligible attributed evidence. Technical quality and community ratings are separate from website safety.- Latest crawl
- Homepage retrieved · HTTP 200Observed Oct 1, 2026 07:37 UTC
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Overview
A concise reading of the latest completed observation.
Profile and evidence context
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself. In January 2024, YouTube had reached more than 2.7 billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of video every day. Last-known identity confidence is 98% from 3 cited sources. At the last analysis, youtube.com received 81/100 for technical quality; this is not a safety score. Registry data reported creation on Feb 15, 2005; registration age alone does not establish legitimacy.
Page implementation checks 6 recorded
Final destinationAvailability
Pass6/6 points
- Details
- 1 validated redirect(s); every hop passed public-address checks.
HTTP responseAvailability
Pass12/12 points
- Details
- Final response returned HTTP 200.
HTML transfer sizePerformance
Pass3/3 points
- Details
- Analyzed response body: 911.0 KiB.
Server response timePerformance
Pass6/6 points
- Details
- Measured time to first byte: 116.1 ms.
Contact informationTransparency
Pass5/5 points
- Details
- Contact information link found on the analyzed page.
Terms of serviceTransparency
Pass5/5 points
- Details
- Terms of service link found on the analyzed page.
AI content assessment
Website purpose
A video-sharing platform for watching, listening to music, uploading original content, and sharing with others.
76/100 content quality90% assessment confidence
Observed strengths
Clear and concise metadata describing core platform functions.
Presence of standard legal and privacy links.
Areas for attention
Viewport metadata is missing, which may affect mobile rendering.
XML sitemap endpoint returned a 404 error.
This content assessment is not a malware, fraud, legality or safety verdict.
03
Safety & reputation
Provider-specific observations and visible defensive signals, never a blanket clearance.
Browser security headersSecurity
Pass
- Details
- 6 of 8 observed defensive response headers were present; values are stored as evidence.
Cloudflare URL scanSecurity
Info
- Details
- Cloudflare did not flag malicious content at scan time. This dynamic reputation signal is not proof that the website is virus-free or safe.
URLhaus reputation lookupSecurity
Unavailable
- Details
- URLhaus Community API requires an Auth-Key; no secret-backed provider is configured.
HTTPSSecurity
Pass12/12 points
- Details
- Final page uses HTTPS.
Local signature scanSecurity
Not checked
- Details
- The local clamd Unix socket is not available.
Suspicious HTML signalsSecurity
Warn
- Details
- 2 suspicious pattern class(es) were observed and require human review.
Privacy policyTransparency
Pass5/5 points
- Details
- Privacy policy link found on the analyzed page.
04
Domain registration
Registry dates and registrar context, separated from hosting or audience location.
Domain registration maturity
Observed registration age falls in the >=365 days band.
Registration age is context only and is never evidence of abuse by itself.05
DNS, hosting & TLS
Current network, resolver and certificate observations without exposing raw endpoint payloads.
Nameservers unavailable · mail routes unavailable
Resolver-reported validation status. Unavailable is not the same as unsigned.
IE allocation record; not a physical-location claim.
Protocol unavailable
Certificate transparency
17 hostnames appeared in the best-effort result. Earliest observation: Oct 7, 2015. Latest observation: Dec 8, 2015. These records do not establish domain creation or website launch dates.
06
Content & technology
Public page metadata, crawlability and technology hints. Detection can be incomplete.
Declared headers and public-page patterns, not a complete software inventory.
0 mentioned hosts · 0 tracker indicators
Iframe count unavailable
Search and page signals
Document languageAccessibility
Pass5/5 points
- Details
- HTML language is declared.
Mobile viewportAccessibility
Warn0/5 points
- Details
- Viewport metadata is missing.
Meta descriptionContent
Pass8/8 points
- Details
- Description present (154 characters).
Page titleContent
Pass8/8 points
- Details
- Title present (7 characters).
Robots policyDiscoverability
Pass6/6 points
- Details
- robots.txt returned HTTP 200.
Structured dataDiscoverability
Warn0/8 points
- Details
- No valid JSON-LD block found.
XML sitemapDiscoverability
Warn0/6 points
- Details
- The requested sitemap endpoint returned HTTP 404.
07
History & sources
What differed between bounded observations, where the evidence came from and what it cannot establish.
No comparable change summary yet
Depais needs multiple compatible observations before it can present a useful history.
Depais AI website assessmentAi SummaryCompleted
Observed Oct 15, 2026 09:00 UTC
No additional source limitation was recorded.
Public web archive indexArchiveDisabled
Observed Oct 1, 2026 07:37 UTC
- This optional integration is disabled.
crt.sh certificate transparency searchCertificate TransparencyCompleted
Observed Oct 10, 2026 18:00 UTC
No additional source limitation was recorded.
Validating DNS-over-HTTPS resolverDnssecCompleted
Observed Oct 15, 2026 09:00 UTC
No additional source limitation was recorded.
Depais passive analyzerExisting AnalysisCompleted
Observed Oct 15, 2026 09:00 UTC
- Point-in-time bounded homepage observation.
- Absence means not observed in the retrieved response, not proof of absence elsewhere.
Local GeoLite2 databasesGeoliteDisabled
Observed Oct 1, 2026 07:37 UTC
- This optional integration is disabled.
Depais observation historyHistoryCompleted
Observed Oct 15, 2026 09:00 UTC
No additional source limitation was recorded.
Official Regional Internet Registry RDAPNetworkCompleted
Observed Oct 15, 2026 09:00 UTC
No additional source limitation was recorded.
Authoritative registry RDAPRegistrationCompleted
Observed Oct 15, 2026 09:00 UTC
- Authoritative registry RDAP is normalized; personal contact data is discarded.
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Questions about youtube.com
Answers use the same dated evidence as this report. Unknown or unavailable results are never treated as clearance.
What is youtube.com?
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen who were all former employees at PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself. In January 2024, YouTube had reached more than 2.7 billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of video every day. Last-known identity confidence is 98% from 3 cited sources. This last-known sourced identity is separate from live-crawl access and safety conclusions.
Evidence status: stale; current conditions may differ.Is youtube.com safe to use?
A bounded local HTML heuristic observed one or more patterns that require human review. No confirmed malicious result was reported by the completed named provider or signature checks. This unconfirmed pattern match is not a malware detection, fraud finding or safety verdict.
Evidence status: stale; current conditions may differ.How did youtube.com perform in Depais technical checks?
At the last analysis on Oct 1, 2026, youtube.com scored 81/100 for observed page implementation, with 100% planned evidence coverage. This metric is not a trust or safety score.
Evidence status: stale; current conditions may differ.What do registration and infrastructure records show for youtube.com?
Registry data reports youtube.com was created on Feb 15, 2005 (7,912 days old at that observation). It was registered through MarkMonitor Inc.; registrar identity does not establish the owner or endorse the site. The observed endpoint mapped to AS15169 · GOOGLE · IE allocation; this is network-allocation context, not owner identity or physical origin. At the last observation, the TLS certificate was valid until Dec 3, 2026; current certificate status may differ. DNSSEC authentication was not observed. Its absence alone does not mean the website is unsafe.
What do published reviews say about youtube.com?
No published community reviews are available for youtube.com yet. Their absence is not positive or negative evidence about the website.