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Trump encourages states attorneys general to start their own investigations into Big Tech censorship
Investigations could soon be announced.
The 2009 hacks that led to Twitter settling with the FTC share many parallels with the recent Twitter hacks
The settlement was in relation to two 2009 hacks where intruders compromised and tweeted from several high profile accounts including the account of then-President-elect Barack Obama.
Some Cognizant contractors reportedly had access to internal Twitter tools that enable account takeovers
Cognizant is a third-party company used for moderation.
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.