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PewDiePie and T-Series settle legal dispute over diss track videos that are blocked in India
The legal battle came at a time when the two rivals were battling to become the most subscribed channel on YouTube.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cuts out mainstream media, goes live taking questions direct from the public
Politicians are increasingly using the internet to communicate directly with the people, and setting aside the mainstream news middleman.
Health research site Examine.com has been battered by Google’s search algorithm, wiping 90% of its traffic
The website thinks it’s been accidentally caught in the crossfire of Google algorithm changes.
Pepe The Frog is a symbol of liberty during Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
Left-leaning organizations have tried to paint the character as being “racist”.
Snopes faces criticism over its new “Labeled Satire” rating
Critics are arguing that the rating insinuates that certain pieces of satire are not “real satire.”
Cory Williams the “first professional YouTuber” is leaving after algorithm changes wiped out his livelihood
Williams joins others in criticizing the platform for not supporting independent creators.
UK’s plans to fine web hosts for hosting “objectionable” content – will only be enforced for two weeks
When the UK is free of the EU, the country can start to make its own laws.
YouTube removes congressional candidate Joey Salads’ Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy video for “hate speech”
It’s not clear what constitutes “hate speech”. Salads was only asking the same questions as many other people reacting to the Epstein suicide.
WordPress owner Automattic signs deal to buy Tumblr
Despite the dramatic loss in traffic, Automatic must see great potential for the platform.
Kitchen company says it will only refund customers owed funds if they promise not to leave a negative review
Companies are finding new ways to defend their businesses from online reviews, in this case, the ways are based on legal clauses written by skilled lawyers.
After hijacking Ninja’s old channel, Twitch’s algorithm is sometimes using it to recommend porn
“This wouldn’t even have been an issue if they didnt use my channel to promote others in the first place…”, Ninja said.
White House invites tech companies to summit about violent online extremism
The announcement comes after Jim Watkins, owner of the online imageboard 8chan, was called to testify before Congress in relation to allegations that the El Paso shooter posted a manifesto to his site.