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FCC Commissioner says Big Tech needs to be held accountable if they don’t stick to their terms of service
Carr suggests that the FTC should look into Big Tech companies failing to apply their terms of service fairly.
Facebook quietly forms new lobbying group to promote the virtues of Big Tech in Washington
Facebook is also going to use the group to promote other Big Tech companies – not just itself.
Father of slain journalist Alison Parker files complaint to FTC after YouTube struggles to remove murder video
Videos of the murder are still on YouTube and Andy Parker wants that changed.
YouTube Music restricts songs “made for kids”, many Disney songs affected
The “made for kids” songs have limited features.
The COPPA effect continues to wipe out creators’ income – two more stories
When a video is marked as “made for kids”, the revenue drops to almost nothing.
Senator Ron Wyden asks FTC to investigate pay-for-play ad blocking whitelisting
Wyden suggests its anti-competitive.
Lego YouTuber thought COPPA changes wouldn’t be a big deal, but then they arrived and hit hard
The YouTuber will be taking a break from the platform as he fears it’s no longer viable to continue.
It’s January 1st 2020 and the new YouTube COPPA policy will now be enforced
YouTubers are keeping an eye out for any drastic income changes.
2019 was a low point for YouTube and demoralizing for creators and the community
There are no signs things will be better in 2020.
YouTube issues strike to Bearings channel as it ramps up retroactive enforcement of its new harassment policy
A three-year old video was also removed.
YouTube slammed over its latest COPPA comments, as community points out the whole situation is YouTube’s fault
Many people believe that YouTube caused the problem by collecting data from children.
Dead Upload Day – Some YouTubers go dark to protest YouTube’s lack of help over “Made For Kids” COPPA saga
YouTubers are divided over whether it’s worth the protest.