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eBay bans sellers from listing face masks and sanitizer gel
eBay says it’s to prevent price gouging.
Louis Rossmann reconsiders YouTube as his primary platform after another “bogus privacy claim”
Rossmann has had several videos taken down in response to fake privacy complaints this year.
YouTube strikes Count Dankula’s channel over a video that was deleted last year
Shocking yet no longer surprising.
George Soros invests $45 million in Activision Blizzard
While gamers have soured on the company in recent months, Soros thinks it has potential.
Akilah Hughes opposes Carl Benjamin’s motion for attorney legal fees
It’s not over yet.
Twitch streamer Kurt says he’s done with FIFA and will now be streaming PES
Kurt made the decision after EA continuously banned his accounts.
Joe Rogan comments on Twitter’s “crazy” decision to lock Zuby’s account for saying “OK dude”
Rogan called it “madness.”
Pastor James Domen, who identifies as a “former homosexual” appeals after Vimeo censorship lawsuit dismissed
Domen suggests he’s being discriminated against after getting his content deleted by the platform.
Twitter users say its new hateful conduct rules will ban the phrase “OK boomer”
The rules prohibit “dehumanizing speech” on the basis of age but Twitter says you can still say “OK boomer.”
Commentary channel Louis Le Vau demonetized by YouTube
YouTube has demonetized several commentary channels this week.
WeChat has been censoring coronavirus conversations before China had even acknowledged the issue publicly
Research shows the censorship is more profound than first thought.
Twitter sued for suspending account of platform manipulation researcher Geoff Golberg
Golberg called a Twitter account that engaged in inauthentic behavior a “moron.”