"Hate Speech"
YouTube strikes another blow to creators, announces mass verification purge
Yet another policy change that shows YouTube is turning its back on independent creators.
Twitch streamer Greekgodx suspended by Twitch for gender joke
As of now, the length of Antonatos’ ban hasn’t been confirmed.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith says it’s time to break up big tech
He told NPR that the lack of more forceful government interference in the way tech companies do their business will eventually spell the downfall of democracy.
PewDiePie backtracks on ADL donation, says he was “advised” to do it, fans could tell “something was off”
“I also didn’t know a lot of things that surfaced throughout this whole thing about the charity…I understand why people had concerns about it and these are things that I would have known myself I had just taken my time,” PewDiePie said.
Buzzword “hate speech” is spawning new industries intent on profiting from curbing online speech
Such is the power of the concept of hate speech today that an industry is springing up around it, to serve mostly tech giants under fire from politicians and the media.
PewDiePie says he will donate $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has a history of pressuring YouTube to more strictly moderate its creators.
Facebook executives say Zuckerberg and Sandberg are “incredibly involved” in content policy and moderation
Apparently, Sandberg and Zuckerberg are willing to micromanage the behemoth that currently serves nearly 2.5 billion users and has tens of thousands of employees.
YouTubers popular with kids to face “significant business impact”, disabled ads, comments, and notifications
The changes are likely to be far-reaching and impact gaming channels, family vlogging channels, and other major channel categories on YouTube.
YouTube is now removing over 100,000 videos per quarter for “hate speech”
Yet another example of YouTube moving towards so-called “authoritative sources” while neglecting independent creators.
Malaysia outlines plans to crack down on “hate speech” online
Several critics, however, argue that the laws concerning hate speech may turn out to be archaic, and need to be amended or banned.
US social media companies delay signing France “hate speech” pledge
A senior Trump administration said some of the social media companies felt “bullied by France to join.”
“Misgendering” a robot in the upcoming Borderlands 3 could get users banned from community
“Misgendering” a character in the game – a robot called FL4K – will have their account banned from the official platform, on the grounds of having violated hate speech rules.