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YouTube’s New Message to Creators: We’ll Delete You if You’re “No Longer Commercially Viable”
The new terms are the latest example of YouTube’s increasingly hostile attitude toward its creators.
Hong Kong Police Want to Crack Telegram to Find Protestors
Even if successful, it would be illegal, lawyers have said.
YouTube Accused of Lying and Withholding Earned Creator Funds During Demonetization Purge
Multiple YouTube creators claim that YouTube is withholding thousands of dollars that they’ve earned in Super Chats and ad revenue.
Twitter Is Silencing Users for Publishing the Name of the Impeachment Whistleblower
Twitter deems it “private information”.
Putin Wants to Replace Wikipedia in Russia
After closing off the Russian internet, Putin wants to ensure there are Russian-based alternatives in the country.
Netflix Says It Supports “Artistic Freedom Worldwide” but Won’t Rethink Its Saudi Arabia Censorship
The company says it picks its battles.
Twitter Wants to Influence How Users Respond to Tweets
“Why do you disagree?”
New YouTube Rules Will Cut Some Creator Ad Revenue by Up to 90% in 2020
YouTube is making introducing these new rules in January 2020 as part of its settlement with the FTC over alleged COPPA violations.
Stock Photo Company Shutterstock Is Censoring Images to Appeal to Chinese Government
Employees within the company are demanding a reversal.
PragerU Android App Removed From Google Play Store
PragerU has also had over 200 of its videos on Google-owned YouTube placed in restricted mode.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Met Secretly With Irish Prime Minister to Discuss Content “Moderation”
Wojcicki wanted to assure the PM that she was doing all she could to tackle “hate speech” on the platform.
