Creators
Soph’s merch store suspended less than a week after she was deplatformed by Patreon and YouTube
Soph is responding by embracing alt-tech such as Gab, BitChute, DLive, and Bitcoin.
Ninja’s move to Mixer shows people are loyal to creators, not platforms
If creators switched platforms it could put a good dent in current platform monopolies.
Cloudflare ending its neutral stance weakens its defense against subpoenas, unmaskings, and takedown requests
Cloudflare has opened a can of worms.
Patreon suspends Soph’s account one day after YouTube deleted her channel
Soph online accounts have been sanctioned multiple times since BuzzFeed published a hit piece about her in May.
CNN mass copyright claims political commentary videos covering the 2020 Democratic presidential debates
David Pakman, Kyle Kulinski, Destiny, Hasan Piker, Trihex, and others say they received copyright strikes or claims from CNN on their videos covering the debates.
YouTube deletes Soph’s channel after her latest video was removed for “hate speech”
Soph has had multiple videos removed and faced temporary suspensions after she was the subject of a BuzzFeed hit piece in May.
Russia thinks labeling legal streaming sites in search engines will reduce piracy
It’s not quite clear how this idea would work to reduce piracy.
Gawker’s relaunch shelved indefinitely, all staff laid off
It’s starting to look like the site won’t be relaunching after all.
Facebook is funding a new CNN news show for the platform
The most trusted name in news is teaming up with the most trusted social network.
Popular Chinese vlogger used beauty filter to create a false identity, exposed after technical glitch
The situation reminds people that, on the internet, not everything is always as it seems.
Twitch streamer Anomaly banned for accidentally showing less than two seconds of Hitler Minecraft skin
This is the latest controversial ban that highlights Twitch’s inconsistent application of its rules.
YouTube demonetizes popular YouTube channel Top 5 Scary Videos
The channel is the lates independent channel to be hit by YouTube’s practices.