Speech
Etika’s Twitter account still suspended as fans call for it to be restored
It’s not yet clear why Twitter suspended the account of the deceased YouTuber.
eBay censors and deletes listings of t-shirts about coronavirus
Apparently, it’s against their “Disaster and Tragedy Policy,”
Harry the Owl is vindicated by UK court who ruled it was “chilling” police visited him after he tweeted
How Harry Miller was treated by UK police has shocked internet users around the world.
Susan Wojcicki reflects on YouTube switch from being “raw” and “authentic” to policies that favor legacy media
The YouTube CEO talks about the state of YouTube on today, its 15th birthday.
Nick Fuentes’ America First channel deleted by YouTube
YouTube says the channel was deleted due to “hate speech”
Senator Rand Paul slams YouTube for “chilling” censorship of his speech
Paul says the speech of a senator on the Senate floor is protected and should be allowed.
UK shelves controversial internet content crackdown, for now
It will be discussed again in the spring.
YouTuber Barnacules Nerdgasm encourages viewers to copyright strike videos they deem to be “bullying”
Barnacules said if people use content for “bullying” or “defamation of character” then “absolutely it does not fall under fair use.”
Peripheral Podcast host Justin quits after harassment from online mob that called the show “problematic”
The host condemned cancel culture.
YouTube: coronavirus videos will be automatically demonetized until further notice
YouTube gave us little reason as to why.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports repeal of FOSTA
AOC is among those who say it has largely been ineffective and actually made it more difficult to prevent sex-trafficking.
Patreon and payment processors could be held accountable for censorship under new Californian arbitration law
Platforms such as Patreon have been banning users, severing the ties between creators and customers.