Covid
Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image
The image was created by medical illustrators at the CDC and has no copyright restrictions.
Facebook is running ads of Chinese state propaganda blaming Trump for COVID-19
Chinese propaganda calls Trump “racist” and says he’s to blame for coronavirus.
Etsy says if you’re selling face masks don’t mention coronavirus
Etsy wants to avoid liability so don’t be mentioning any unsubstantiated claims.
Naborly asks landlords to report if tenants are “delinquent” on April rent, to build a profile on them
During times of the pandemic’s unprecedented economic loss, should tenants’ inability to pay rent be secretly recorded to be used against them at a later date?
C-SPAN’s White House News Conference YouTube video hit with bogus copyright claim from NBC Universal
This isn’t the first time NBC has claimed public domain footage that it doesn’t own the rights to.
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.
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.
Chinese propaganda accounts and outlets rush to paint China as the coronavirus hero
And Western media doesn’t seem to want to cover it.