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Herman Li, DragonForce guitarist, criticizes Universal for claiming his own music on YouTube
Universal hasn’t even been paying Li the royalties he’s owned.
Twitter bans unverified coronavirus claims that “could” lead to social unrest
Big tech continues to restrict what users can say about the coronavirus.
Advertiser Linkvertise threatens legal action against ad-blocker Universal Bypass
Apparently Universal Bypass is guilty of “copyright infringement.”
Photographer behind viral photos of “health workers” blocking lockdown protestors walks back original claims
No one has verified whether the so-called “health worker” actually work at a hospital.
US Police begin using surveillance drones donated from China
The use of drones is being encouraged to enforce social distancing measures.
Facebook agrees to censor on behalf of Vietnam’s Communist Party so it can still do business in the country
Governments around the world could see this as an open invitation to recruit Facebook for state censorship.
YouTube to allow advertisers to block keywords, will likely hurt creators’ income (even more)
“Brand-safe” content could soon be the only way to monetize on YouTube.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says a mass auto-blocking feature is “interesting”
The feature would make it easier for Instagram users to build their own echo chambers.
Brian France uses lawsuit to shut down Drunk Brian France parody account
SLAAP lawsuits are once again being used to suppress parody.
UK nurses remove Twitter Maori tribute video after being accused of “cultural appropriation”
The nurses caved to online pressure.
State governors say Facebook is lying, Facebook alone decided to shut down protest groups
States say Facebook decided to censor the groups on their own accord.
YouTube takes down live stream of Brittany Venti silently praying, says it’s “harmful and dangerous”
YouTube’s automated systems have false flagged Brittany Venti’s streams numerous times over the last few days.