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Pokémon fans hit with false YouTube copyright strikes
The channels are at risk of being shut down.
In China, men are modeling lingerie after ban on women streamers
Women are banned from wearing revealing outfits on stream.
YouTuber is forced to pay $38K in attorneys’ fees after censorship lawsuit fails
Allegations of First Amendment violations failed.
YouTube CEO: Our monetization policies are oriented towards making advertisers feel “safe,” “comfortable”
“They don’t want to inadvertently damage their brand in any particular way.”
YouTube CEO reiterates commitment to stopping “harmful misinformation”
Continuing the video sharing platform’s long-standing censorship policy.
Trudeau announces $5.5 million to fight “disinformation”
Trudeau says it’s to fight foreign interference.
Ex-England star Gary Lineker to “step back” from BBC over tweet
While the BBC investigates.
Quad9 DNS resolver loses anti-blocking case against Sony
An overreaching decision where infrastructure providers are told to block content they don’t even host.
Politico’s word blacklist is an insight into language control
How news outlets control messaging.
Watch: Democrats Attack Independent Journalists and Try to Get Them to Reveal Sources at Twitter Files Hearing
Democrats described them as “so-called journalists” and questioned the credibility of their reporting.
Twitter Files: State entities flagged “anti-Ukraine narratives” for censorship
More Big Tech-government censorship collusion.
Canadian Senator suggests Bill C-18 could be expanded to cover platforms where creators talk about the news
The bill is already overreaching. It could get worse.