Editing Yo-yo (section)

=== Modern yo-yo ===
The era following the yo-yo boom of the late 1990s is often referred to as the "modern" era of yo-yo. The modern era of yo-yo is characterized by markedly more complicated and sophisticated yo-yo techniques than came before in addition to a plethora of different yo-yo designs created to serve various niche purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advanced Yo-Yos |url=https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/advanced-yo-yos |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=YoYoExpert}}</ref> This increased complexity of yo-yo play was allowed by the introduction of the ball-bearing technology to yo-yos, which enabled yo-yos to spin much longer than was previously possible. This, in addition to the advent of the bind technique and unresponsive yo-yoing equipped yo-yo players with an essentially limitless amount of freedom, with which they were able to create myriad yo-yo tricks and techniques.

In the wake of this revolution that took place in yo-yo, a landscape of yo-yo competitions tailored towards this modern style of yo-yo play emerged. One example of such competitions is the [[World Yo-Yo Contest]]. Outside of the competition scene, yo-yo players regularly share videos of their yo-yo tricks on the Internet; a common place players do so is on [[Instagram]], using the [[hashtag]] "#trickcircle".{{cn|date=February 2025}} Some yo-yo players have also found modest success outside the yo-yo community, going viral on [[TikTok]], gaining significant YouTube followings, or being featured guests on television programs.{{cn|date=February 2025}}