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MembersCreators will have to move away from the ad-supported business model to avoid censorship
? Big Tech’s sweeping censorship and use of its power is exposing the many perils of monetizing through ads.
Twitter bans President Trump’s favorite meme artist Carpe Donktum
One of the platform’s most prolific meme makers is gone.
YouTube bans Gavin McInnes after 15 years on the platform
McInnes has been scrubbed from all the Big Tech platforms in recent years.
Twitter removes CNN “fake news” meme shared by President Trump after copyright claim from Jukin Media
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims another Trump meme.
Celebrity chef José Andrés runs up against false Twitter DMCA notices
Andrés doesn’t have the best opinion of the DMCA.
Geeks and Gamers’ Jeremy suspended on Twitter after posting The Last of Us 2 memes
Twitter continues to allow Sony to abuse the DMCA system.
Google threatens to strip revenue from The Federalist after NBC News complaint
People see this as NBC lobbying Google, which has a monopoly on website advertising, to demonetize its competitors.
Cenokga, game developer of Starclaw, apologizes after threatening DMCA abuse to silence negative review
Another example of the DMCA being abused for censorship.
Carl Benjamin’s attorney shares new developments that support motion to reclaim legal fees from Akilah Hughes
He argues that Hughes’ recent actions provide evidence of her misusing the lawsuit for publicity.
YouTube removed 100,000 videos under its controversial “hate speech” and “harassment” rules last quarter
These rules have decimated commentary, comedy, criticism and many other popular YouTube genres.
YouTube says indie creators are 20x less likely to top corona search results than “high authority channels”
YouTube has previously admitted that users don’t like “authoritative” sources yet it continues propping them up in search.
YouTube simultaneously bans videos about flouting social distancing rules, yet boosts protest videos
YouTube has given an update on the impact of its controversial new rules.