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Twitter locks Diamond and Silk’s account after journalists complain about them questioning quarantine measures
Big tech platforms have introduced increasingly authoritarian rules around what users can and cannot say about the coronavirus.
YouTube hits Cringe Panda channel with two strikes and removes videos that criticize transgender activists
YouTube said that the videos violated its controversial “hate speech” rules.
YouTuber twomad’s one million subscriber plaque stolen after code leak during live stream
YouTube’s current awards redemption system means anyone with the code can claim the plaque.
YouTube censors popular David Icke interview which had 339,000 views in 30 minutes
Big tech continues cracking down on what people are allowed to say about the coronavirus.
Independent news outlet We Are Change suddenly demonetized by YouTube
The channel had no strikes and YouTube didn’t cite any specific videos or violations.
Getty Images is charging $499 to license the CDC’s public domain coronavirus image
The image was created by medical illustrators at the CDC and has no copyright restrictions.
Blizzard fine Overwatch league players $1000 for “inappropriate language”
Viewers are calling on Blizzard to reverse it.
LGBTQ YouTubers BriaAndChrissy partially remonetized while Arielle Scarcella remains demonetized
YouTube is up to its usual antics at a time when creators need stability the most.
YouTube: Creators could have to PAY to find out why they were demonetized
YouTube considers monetizing creators’ demonetizations.
C-SPAN’s White House News Conference YouTube video hit with bogus copyright claim from NBC Universal
This isn’t the first time NBC has claimed public domain footage that it doesn’t own the rights to.
YouTube strikes Tipster News and removes his Suzy Lu videos after they were flagged for “harassment”
Several YouTubers have accused Suzy Lu of false flagging videos that criticize her.
Big tech’s coronavirus crackdown is creating a two-class system for online content creators
The legacy media class gets afforded numerous privileges while independent creators are suppressed.