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YouTube demonetizes popular South Korean channel Clark TV for reporting on coronavirus
The channel has seen recent popularity for on-the-ground reporting of the Wuhan virus.
YouTuber JayStation arrested on two assault charges
A controversial couple of weeks for JayStation has ended in his arrest.
Judge rules in favor of Carl Benjamin over Akilah in “SJW Levels of Awareness” YouTube video
The judge ruled that the video easily met all four fair-use standards.
Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe suspended from Twitter
O’Keefe was suspended after tweeting about his exposé on Bernie Sanders campaign staffers.
Thailand begins arresting citizens for “inducing panic” online by sharing coronavirus information
Thailand is the latest country to make sharing unverified information a criminal offense.
Newsweek says it flagged YouTube channels that contained content from rival media outlet, Infowars
YouTube deleted the channels in response to Newsweek’s flagging.
Twitter announces new rules likely to kill some memes
Twitter says “synthetic or manipulated media” may be labeled or removed under the new rules.
Google-backed research group release new tool for detecting fake images
The tool is supposed to help journalists see if an image has been manipulated.
French media group’s LeLive launches on Twitch, experiences technical problems, broadcasts n-word, gets banned
Its life on Twitch was short-lived.
Staffers from Hillary’s failed 2016 campaign are behind the app that brought the Iowa caucus to standstill
The Democratic Party doesn’t have a good history with technology.
Blizzard issues “apology” for Warcraft 3: Remastered “bugs”
Blizzard appears to suggest customers’ high expectations are somewhat to blame.
PewDiePie views drop by half in his absence, but subscriber count continues to grow
What happens when the biggest YouTuber takes a break?