hate speech policy
YouTube Removes Roseanne Barr’s Holocaust Joke Video, Punishes Podcast Host Theo Von
Removed under its hate speech policy.
Reddit bans “anti-LGBTQ+ ‘groomer’ slur”
As activists call for Twitter to follow suit.
Russia will ban Instagram within days
After Facebook and Instagram owner Meta’s new policy that allows threats of violence towards Russian soldiers.
Steven Crowder receives one-week YouTube ban over video discussing transgender inmate impregnating women prisoner
Some topics are increasingly difficult to discuss on mainstream social media platforms due to overzealous censorship.
YouTube staff want the platform to delete 2014 rap “Meet The Flockers” after recent anti-Asian sentiment
YouTube knows censoring music would set a dangerous precedent it already set for non-music content.