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YouTube channel MattSonswa demonetized after revealing behind-the-scenes video of Disney and more
Patreon has also banned the user.
Onision banned from Instagram
Twitter users are taking credit for mass reporting his Instagram posts.
Twitter tests social credit style fact-checking system for politicians and public figures
Users are awarded “points” for fact-checking tweets.
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.
Google to instruct AI to ignore gender, saying gender can’t be determined by appearance
The AI tool will no longer attach gender labels like “woman” or “man” to images of people.
Rapper Pop Smoke accidentally revealed home address on Instagram hours before murder
It’s not yet known if the two incidents are related.
Game developer Atlus slammed for its strict streaming rules on Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
The rules prohibit using personal capture cards and require game footage to be marked with a copyright notice.
Kickstarter’s new union rules give staff greater control over platform moderation
One of the main reasons for unionizing seems clear.
Avi Yemini files lawsuit against Jim Jeffries and Viacom after deceptively edited Comedy Central video
The video appeared to make Yemini seem responsible for “radicalization.”
Streamer WingsOfRedemption encourages fans to mass flag player for “toxicity”
Viewers are suggesting this WingsOfRedemption could have violated Twitch rules.
Apple demands all copies of the book “App Store Confidential” be destroyed
Apple says the employee that wrote it “violated” their relationship.