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AI Is YouTube’s New Gatekeeper
The company that built a global stage for human expression increasingly wants algorithms to decide who gets to keep the mic.
Bohemian Club Uses Copyright Strikes to Scrub Ritual Footage
Citizen journalist’s footage sparks debate over freedom of expression and transparency at exclusive retreat.
Copyright Strikes Silence Paris Olympics Critics
Criticism of the event is met with fierce copyright enforcement, raising questions about fair use and free expression.
Netflix’s Beef Actor David Choe Uses Copyright Strikes in an Attempt to Kill Criticism
The DMCA is sometimes abused as a censorship tool.
YouTube Continues to Suppress Creators to the Benefit of Giant Corporations
Indie creators are treated more unfairly than big news corporations.
Guitar Teacher Gareth Evans’ YouTube Channel Threatened With Deletion After Mass Copyright Strikes
Evans says YouTube has provided him with no information on which aspects of his videos are supposedly violating copyright.
YouTube Channels Held Hostage Over False Copyright Strikes
YouTube is unresponsive.
Commentators Get Small Win After Sony, Naughty Dog Burned Through Any Remaining Good Will With Copyright System Abuse
Commentators are slowly being vindicated after the Last of Us 2 creators abused the copyright system to silence criticism – even content that didn’t contain any leaked imagery.
DMCA Abuser Targets Justin Whang’s Twitter Account
“Ultimately, the DMCA needs to be reformed. It’s way too susceptible to abuse.”
EA Hits Twitch Streamer Kurt With Copyright Strike After He Criticizes FIFA 20
FIFA fans have described EA’s behavior as tyrannical and embarrassing.
YouTuber Barnacules Nerdgasm Encourages Viewers to Copyright Strike Videos They Deem to Be “Bullying”
Barnacules said if people use content for “bullying” or “defamation of character” then “absolutely it does not fall under fair use.”
Chris Hansen Apologizes for YouTube Copyright Strikes Issued by His Former Web Producer Vincent Nicotra
“Now that I understand the ramifications, the motive behind it perhaps, I want to apologize to some of the people who were hit,” Hansen said.
