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 is hiding custom thumbnails on videos about Twitch streamers Alinity and InvaderVie
It’s unclear when or if YouTube will be resolving the issue.
YouTube: creators “espousing” opinions “in their basement” can’t provide context on the news
YouTube is cementing the power of the already-established players, making it difficult for small creators to get traction.
Joe Rogan slams YouTube’s ban on anything that goes against the WHO
“They were given Chinese propaganda, they were spreading it,” Rogan said.
Members15 times YouTube turned its back on creators since the first upload 15 years ago this week
?In the 15 years since, YouTube has eroded most of the creator-focused culture that helped build the platform.
Popular YouTube MP3 and MP4 ripper Yout blocked by all major Danish ISPs
While blocking orders continue to be granted, they often prove to be ineffective.
President Trump’s viral Biden-Obama Twitter meme censored after DMCA notice from Warner Chappell Music
Another Trump meme blocked after a questionable copyright claim.
Twitter bans unverified coronavirus claims that “could” lead to social unrest
Big tech continues to restrict what users can say about the coronavirus.
Photographer behind viral photos of “health workers” blocking lockdown protestors walks back original claims
No one has verified whether the so-called “health worker” actually work at a hospital.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says a mass auto-blocking feature is “interesting”
The feature would make it easier for Instagram users to build their own echo chambers.
YouTube takes down live stream of Brittany Venti silently praying, says it’s “harmful and dangerous”
YouTube’s automated systems have false flagged Brittany Venti’s streams numerous times over the last few days.
UK regulator sanctions London Live for broadcasting censored David Icke coronavirus interview
YouTube had deleted the interview before London Live rebroadcast an edited version.
YouTube CEO: Anything that goes against the WHO is a violation of YouTube policies
YouTube is also giving legacy media outlets and public health organizations billions of impressions.