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Apple bans PewDiePie’s new game Poopdie from the App Store
The game is available now for Android but Apple won’t let users download the game for their iPhone.
Reddit tests “crowd control”, a feature that lets mods suppress comments and opinions from outsiders
Some may dub it “echo chamber” mode.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey suggests a decentralized future for Twitter
The idea is somewhat at odds with how Twitter has operated up to this point.
YouTube is training thousands of raters to enforce its new harassment policy
YouTube has already removed comedy videos and political commentary videos under this policy.
YouTube purges iDubbbz Content Cop video and comedy videos as it retroactively enforces new harassment policy
Creators had feared that this new policy would trigger a massive purge on the site.
YouTube purge to hit creators with harsh punishments for going “too far” with insults, mockery and even jokes
YouTube creators have been predicting that a December YouTube purge was coming. Here it is.
Tom Brokaw laments lack of trust in journalists in social media era, “we’ve lost control”
Brokaw seems to think fake news is something new.
Macron’s far-reaching hate speech laws are facing criticism and challenges
The EU has frozen the bill.
Twitter suspends journalists for reporting on the Pensacola shooter’s motives
Twitter’s actions have faced criticism.
Senator Josh Hawley says social media app TikTok canceled meeting, “not willing to answer questions”
It’s not the first time TikTok has turned down a confrontation with the senator.
EU lawmakers call on Apple to put human rights over profits and stop bowing to Russia
The EU want Apple to stop pretending Crimea is in Russia in Apple Maps.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki denies using keyword blacklists: “We don’t have any list of blacklisted words”
Numerous reports have suggested that YouTube uses keyword blacklists that affect monetization and search.