California Attorney General hasn’t joined other states in antitrust probe of Google, his eighth largest donor
Politicians have been condemning Becerra’s lack of participation in the investigation of Google.
YouTube blocks satire video after request from Indonesian government
This isn’t the first time YouTube has blocked comedic content at the request of a government.
PewDiePie says he will donate $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has a history of pressuring YouTube to more strictly moderate its creators.
YouTube’s “hate speech” rules claim more casualties, this time modeling and tabletop game communities
YouTube’s “hate speech” rules have led to many innocuous videos being demonetized and deleted.
India considers new legislation to force big tech companies to sell their data
This new guideline will also ensure the fact that there will be greater scope for competition as all players, either big or small will have access to the customer data.
Tulsi Gabbard hits back at big tech censorship, algorithms, and suppressing freedom of speech
Gabbard said that social platforms are trying to “get the best of both worlds,” marketing themselves as free and open communication platforms and expel those whose ideas and expressions they dislike.
Google bans family cafe for “offensive content” for posting photo of British dish, faggots and peas
“I don’t really associate the word ‘faggots’ with anything offensive, and yet someone has made a decision that’s affecting my livelihood.”
Apple attacks Google report on iPhone exploit, ignores China involvement and human rights violations
Apple has long been accused of cozying up to the Chinese government.
Justice Department orders Apple and Google to reveal the names and locations of gun scope app users
This is the first time American investigators have demanded personal data from users of a single Apple or Google app.
Google’s “I am not a robot” reCAPTCHA can easily be beaten by a robot
It doesn’t take a lot of time, either – 14.86 seconds in the first, and 5.27 in the second scenario.
Google and Twitter met at Facebook HQ with Homeland Security and FBI about 2020 election “disinformation”
Also discussed during the meeting were plans for better coordination of security efforts between tech giants and government agencies.
YouTubers popular with kids to face “significant business impact”, disabled ads, comments, and notifications
The changes are likely to be far-reaching and impact gaming channels, family vlogging channels, and other major channel categories on YouTube.












