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Citation rules/Internet and media/18.7 Videographic Media

Add the upload date to the parenthetical

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts22nd edition only

A web video's parenthetical carries the upload date beside the platform, because a video is re-uploaded, re-cut and re-titled: “(YouTube, Dec. 2, 2023)”, not “(YouTube)”.¹

Wrong: (YouTube)
Right: (YouTube, Dec. 2, 2023)

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1R. 18.7.4 Web-Based Videos.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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Add the account that posted the video
Add the date to the medium parenthetical
Add the film's release year
Add the on-file parenthetical
Add the on-file parenthetical
Add the streaming account
Add the upload date to the parenthetical
Italicize the whole episode name
Use “, at” before the timestamp

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