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YouTube chief proposes “positive discrimination” of “authoritative sources” like CNN over indie creators
YouTube appears to be turning its back on the users that built the platform.
As centralized platforms turn to bias and censorship, 2019 is the year to start a website
Social platforms are worse than ever with censorship, privacy invasion and bias. It’s time to go back to having a part of the web that you control.
With the CASE act, Congress takes aim at memes
The CASE act will allow copyright trolls to tackle those who upload works they don’t own the original copyright for.
German trade union IG Metall is using its power to get YouTubers to unionize
YouTubers are constantly being demonetized and banned from the platform, having their livelihoods threatened.
Instagram mass suspends 30+ meme accounts with over 33 million total followers
Instagram previously mass-purged meme accounts from its platform at the end of 2018.
YouTube destroys the income of popular independent creator Sir Spooks
Sir Spooks is the latest YouTube channel to be hit by YouTube’s new adpocalypse.
Torrent site Demonoid rises from the ashes with a new version
Many thought that the popular site was gone. But a new site will continue its legacy.
Online Video Converter suspends service after YouTube crackdown
The recent blocks from YouTube have caused the website to just give up completely and only provider services for other video services.
Canadian police begin Facebook Live homicide press conference with cat filter switched on
Police and politicians will have to learn how to use technology better if they’re going to rely on US-based companies to put out official information.
YouTube to MP3 and MP4 rippers have easily bypassed YouTube’s block measures
YouTube tried to block the platforms following demands from the music industry. However, the blocks were short-lived.
YouTubers’ constant fear of demonetization leaves them looking for alternative platforms
YouTubers are looking for viable alternative and it just so happens there’s more than ever.
Moderate voices on Twitter are lost in a sea of outrage, research shows
Twitter is causing people to product outrage content, or be ignored.