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YouTube Issues Confusing Response to Crypto Purge as More Videos Are Removed and Popular Channels Go Private
Many of the top crypto channels now have no public videos and fear that they could be scrubbed from the platform completely.
Minnesota Court Says Revenge Porn Is Free Speech, Now It May Go to the Supreme Court for Final Say
Courts can’t agree so it’s likely the Supreme Court will have to weigh in.
Journalist Sentenced to Two Years in Jail Over Tweet in Thailand
Human Rights Watch say it was as a result of a SLAPP lawsuit.
Iran Censors the Internet in Anticipation of More Protests
More protests are expected from December 26th.
Facebook Says Blocking Homeland Security Ads as “Political” Was a “Mistake”
Facebook apologized for the error.
YouTube Deals a Massive Blow to Cryptocurrency Community, Calls It “Harmful or Dangerous”, Mass Deletes Videos
YouTube made no announcement that this was coming and quietly dealt the blow as people were wound down for Christmas.
YouTube at Risk of Being Blocked in Russia Over Copyright Issues
A court has threatened YouTube with being blocked by ISPs unless it takes down and keeps down copyrighted content.
Ford Fischer Highlights YouTube’s Unfair Treatment of Independent Journalists
Journalists that don’t belong to major news networks are having a hard time on YouTube.
YouTube Removes Video That Criticizes Coinbase Verification Process for Being “Harmful and Dangerous”
This policy has created uncertainty about the future of certain types of content on YouTube.
Telegram Is Growing, Especially in Authoritarian Countries
When censorship rises, so does Telegram.
CBC Writer: Baby Yoda Memes Are Problematic and Disney Should Crack Down on Them
Hot take of the year.
YouTube Rejects Appeal From Kendall Rae, Confirming True Crime Content Is at Risk on YouTube
Rae’s video was removed and the appeal has been denied.
