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Games industry lobbyists ESA say right to repair laws would hurt DRM
Louis Rossmann dismantled the argument.
Pastor sues Vimeo for deleting his account and refusing to acknowledge his sexuality as a “former homosexual”
The pastor says he’s being censored and that the platform refuses to accept his sexuality.
CBS blocks Angry Joe Show’s Star Trek: Picard review for using just 26 seconds of the official trailer
YouTube’s broken copyright system continues to be used against creators.
JayStation admits lying about girlfriend Alexia Marano’s death to gain YouTube subscribers
Many were skeptical when JayStation first claimed his girlfriend was dead.
Fan translator of Goemon quits after offended Twitter users take issue with translation
Retro Translator apologized to the offended.
Researchers discover new way to manipulate and edit social posts, altering meaning of likes and comments
Cybersecurity researchers call it a “chameleon” attack.
Justice Department to team up with states to outline Google antitrust action
2020 could be the year a federal antitrust investigation is opened.
YouTube executive suggests algorithm favors news channels that have a “journalism department”
Vague terms like “authoritativeness and expertise” were passed around.
Google executive gives vague answers on effectiveness of clickbait on YouTube
It seems clickbait could actually be effective in some situations but the exec doesn’t say whether it’s ever actively penalized.
Apple hits The Unofficial Apple Archive with thousands of DMCA notices and takes down most of its videos
The archived videos are hard to find elsewhere and the site’s future is now uncertain.
Chris Hansen’s website filled with memes and mugshot after the firing of Vincent Nicotra
Twitter users have slammed Nicotra for playing victim and attempted to sling mud at Hansen.
Google begins charging law enforcement for access to personal user data
$245 per search warrant.