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Canadian EasyDNS threatened with criminal action by German lawyer firm for not violating client privacy
In its response, easyDNS informed Fechner that it does business respecting Canada’s privacy law.
Strikefree Music provides AI-generated music that won’t get you punished by YouTube’s overzealous policies
If your livelihood as a creator depends on YouTube, you are probably aware that it can all be taken away all too easily, thanks to the video giant’s copyright infringement system.
Muslim-focused website SuperSisters ends counter-terrorism funding partnership with UK government
Readers are now expressing shock at the Home Office’s involvement.
Surgeon sues Googles over negative reviews of their business – Google says it’s their own fault
Google says that the exaggerated tone and type of self-promotion used by the doctor in his ads on Google’s platform were such that it “invited robust public criticism.”
Facebook is trying to trademark the word “BOOK” in Europe
The application has been accepted by the EUIPO and is currently being examined, with a decision expected at a later date.
YouTube bans Trump rally livestream broadcaster RSBN from streaming
After amassing over 300 million views since the network started, and having been funded through “super chats” by the live viewers of the broadcasts, the network is now left with a message saying, “Your ability to livestream has been revoked.”
Parody account Titania McGrath suspended by Twitter
The social platform today suspended everyone’s favorite intersectional social justice activist Titania McGrath for seven days for a post that “violates Twitter’s terms of service”.
Twitch suspends Jonny Zeta (BeesOnMyHeadTV) after being alleged victim of livestreamed carjacking
During the September 14th livestream, Zeta had stopped riding around in his car and stopped in a parking lot when he saw a car approaching in the distance.
Texas’ deepfake election influence law is a flop
Lawmakers in Texas recently passed new legislation regulating the issue to the extent of making the creation and distribution of deepfake videos a criminal offense.
Cloudflare receives DMCA subpoena to unmask YesPornPlease uploaders
The request was filed by adult content producer Mindgeek which has previously asked Cloudflare to unmask people who allegedly posted pirated versions of its videos to other porn sites.
Nintendo lawsuit aims to take down RomUniverse
Nintendo’s filing also alleges unfair competition on the part of the pirate site.
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.