COVID-19
YouTube to Introduce “Health Panels” Showing Info From “Trusted” Organizations for Health Searches
Coronavirus will be the first ailment to get a health panel.
UK Media Watchdog Threatens British Media Not to Broadcast 5G Conspiracies
Ofcom says it will sanction media organizations that ignore its demands.
Big Tech’s Coronavirus Crackdown Is Creating a Two-Class System for Online Content Creators
The legacy media class gets afforded numerous privileges while independent creators are suppressed.
YouTube Finally Allows All Creators to Monetize Coronavirus Content but There Are Some Big Caveats
YouTube has been allowing a “range of news partners” to monetize the topic for almost a month.
Trump Campaign Uploads Purposely Misleading Biden Video to Test Twitter’s Double Standard
Trump’s campaign says Twitter has a “Biden protection rule.”
UK Newspapers Beg Advertisers to Whitelist “Trusted News Brands” for Ads on Online Coronavirus Content
Independent creators would seemingly still be blacklisted if the request is granted.
Twitter Has Removed Over 1,000 Tweets Since Its Recent Ban on “Denial of Expert Guidance” About Coronavirus
A tweet from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was censored under these rules.
Project Veritas Video Removed From Facebook After Being Flagged by CNN Reporter
Project Veritas got Darcy’d.
EFF to Defend Locast Against Bogus Copyright Infringement Claims
Broadcasters are trying to get Locast shut down.
Chinese Propaganda Accounts and Outlets Rush to Paint China as the Coronavirus Hero
And Western media doesn’t seem to want to cover it.
Facebook Locks Ohio Cops Out of Their Facebook Page
Facebook isn’t responding.
Fan Funding Platform Buy Me a Coffee Is Waiving Its Fees in April to Support Creators
Fan funding platforms have seen a massive increase in activity amid the coronavirus.