Tom Parker
Tom Parker is a founder and lead editor for Reclaim The Net and provides news and analysis on how we can promote free speech, stop censorship, and protect our personal data online.
Ricky Gervais makes “Epstein didn’t kill himself” joke at the Golden Globes
Gervais also joked about streaming services and the woke celebrities that they hire.
YouTube demonetizes lawyer Viva Frei for reading from Elon Musk defamation lawsuit court proceedings
YouTube’s demonetization rules are forcing creators to hide certain words from their videos, regardless of the context.
Jake Paul copyright claims AnEsonGib video promoting their upcoming boxing match
Paul has been accused of copyright striking the video for a bizarre reason.
New Guy is a wholesome new meme format, created as a response to a bitter comic
Some are suggesting New Guy is already a contender for meme of the year.
Adam Sandler’s Twitter account has been hacked
This is the second high-profile account takeover in the last few days.
Reddit user’s apparent confession to letting 11 “Trump supporters” die, sparks investigation and FBI outreach
After the Reddit user was identified, a nursing home confirmed that it’s conducting a “thorough investigation.”
University of Maastricht reportedly pays ransomware hackers over €100,000 to regain access to its systems
The university is the latest of several institutions to be hit with ransomware attacks over the last year.
James Charles trends after Twitter mob falsely accuse him of saying the n-word during song
Charles said he skipped over the word but the Twitter mob came for him anyway.
TikTok says that it removes content 85% of the time when responding to copyright takedown notices
Copyright claims were a major issue for content creators on YouTube in 2019.
New data shows strange patterns in Rotten Tomatoes Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker audience reviews
The Audience Score for the movie has been stuck at 86% since it gained over 60,000 reviews.
PewDiePie says YouTube’s “anti-YouTuber” practices could kill its platform dominance
PewDiePie pointed to YouTube’s increasingly creator-hostile direction as something that could lead to its downfall.
PewDiePie on legacy media credibility: “They’re just digging their own grave at this point”
PewDiePie also questioned why people give so much authority to legacy media news websites.