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George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” is 70 years old today and its message is still resonating around the world
The themes of 1984 are perhaps more prominent today than they were when it was published.
CNET is openly targeting YouTubers in an attempt to demonetize them
This followers a recent trend of journalists trying to take down YouTubers.
Russia is about to ban several popular VPNs for refusing to comply with their blocklist
Russia is carrying out the threat it promised.
Ted Cruz slams YouTube for demonetizing Steven Crowder
Ted Cruz has long campaigned against censorship from social media platforms.
A Polish historian is suing Facebook over censorship, citing how censorship means people can’t learn what’s happening in the world
Poland has been taking a tougher stance against Facebook’s censorship than other countries.
YouTube adpocalypse update: Creators can now be punished even if they don’t violate community guidelines
Even if a creator’s content doesn’t violate YouTube’s community guidelines, YouTube may still take action if their behavior is deemed to be “egregious and harmful to the broader community.”
Independent journalist Ford Fischer’s channel demonetized in YouTube adpocalypse
Fischer is one of the most notable victims of the adpocalypse because he has support from all sides of the political spectrum and his work features important historical and news footage.
History teacher that teaches Nazi history has his YouTube account banned for “hate speech”
YouTube is more of a mess than ever before.
Apparently, publishing images of the Tiananmen massacre memorial vigils on WeChat is “spreading malicious rumors”
China has gone all out in terms of censorship of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre.
Shopify reportedly takes down Steven Crowder’s “Socialism Is For Figs” t-shirt after YouTube pressures him to remove it
First they came for his YouTube monetization. Then they came for the t-shirts.
New adpocalypse begins as YouTube rolls out new “hate speech” rules and starts mass demonetizing creators
YouTube has already demonetized multiple channels as part of a more aggressive crackdown on what it deems to be “hate speech” and “borderline content.”
Tesla appears to block employee access to a social networking site to prevent staff from airing criticism
Tesla is taking measures to stop employees communicating on the forum.