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.
Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki says “sorry for the frustration” we caused after announcing mass verification purge
Yesterday creators who have been uploading to the site for over 14 years, creators with million subscribers, and creators who have been featured in YouTube’s promotional posts were told that they would be losing their verification in late October.
Mark Zuckerberg agrees there “clearly was bias” in Facebook “fact-check” of pro-life non-profit Live Action
Facebook’s “independent fact-checkers” are being investigated for alleged motive-driven fact-checking on Live Action’s page.
YouTube strikes another blow to creators, announces mass verification purge
Yet another policy change that shows YouTube is turning its back on independent creators.
Instagram takes down photo of gun range users, says it’s “violent” and “dangerous”
The photo was posted in June 2018 and appears to have been taken down more than a year after it was originally posted. Instagram issued the following message when taking down the photo:
New Instagram rules could affect diet and health Instagrammers
Instagram will ban posts that make what it deems to be “miraculous” claims about certain diet or weight loss products which are linked to a commercial offer.
New algorithms aim to stamp out “cyberaggression” on Twitter
The researchers who developed the tool say it could be used to find and delete “abusive accounts.”
Facebook wants to equip police with body cams in exchange for the footage
Facebook will provide free body cameras to the UK’s Metropolitan Police force in exchange for the video footage.
US files civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden and seeks all proceeds from his new book
The lawsuit was filed on the same day that Snowden’s book Permanent Record was released – a book which focuses on Snowden’s work for US spy agencies and why he decided to become a whistleblower.
pCloud Crypto review: A solid encrypted cloud storage solution that lacks advanced features
pCloud Crypto is a solid performer when performing basic file operations on desktop. However, it lacks many of the advanced file management features that competing end-to-end encrypted cloud storage services and has relatively limited mobile and web apps.
Twitch bans SpongeBob Squarepants emote for being “sexual content”
Viewers are seeing this as yet another example of Twitch’s inconsistent standards.
Cloudflare receives DMCA subpoena to unmask YesPornPlease uploaders
The request was filed by adult content producer Mindgeek which has previously asked Cloudflare to unmask people who allegedly posted pirated versions of its videos to other porn sites.
Judiciary Committee to Apple: Hand over all communications about removing App Store apps
Apple’s has long been accused of using its alleged App Store monopoly to block certain apps.