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Democrat Richard Pan wants social platforms to censor “violent” content after getting shoved during livestream
Digital rights groups have contested the idea.
Justin Sun, BitTorrent owner hit with piracy lawsuit
An employment-related lawsuit turned into a piracy one.
Pastor sues Vimeo for deleting his account and refusing to acknowledge his sexuality as a “former homosexual”
The pastor says he’s being censored and that the platform refuses to accept his sexuality.
Justice Department to team up with states to outline Google antitrust action
2020 could be the year a federal antitrust investigation is opened.
Joe Biden falsely accuses Bernie Sanders campaign of “doctored video”
The video hadn’t been altered anyway.
YouTube vigilante couple arrested for entrapping and attacking bike thieves for YouTube content
Police in California have detained a couple for luring bike thieves and assaulting them, to then post videos of these incidents on YouTube. This went on for months. Instead, the authorities finally took action to detain Corey Cornutt and Savannah Grillot, both in their 20s, described as “vigila
24-year-old influencer “Paul Zimmer” accused of pretending to be 16-years-old to scam his audience
Court documents revealed the controversy.
New York plans to replicate California’s “anti-freelancer” law
The law has already caused Californian freelance writers to lose work.
PayPal accused of censorship for blocking payments relating to the word “Iran”
The move is affecting independent media.
GirlsDoPorn – young women win case against studio, were subjected to “intimidation and coercion” to perform
The women have been awarded damages.
Experian accused of creating a difficult data-sharing opt-out process
Is Experian trying to scare people from opting out?