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Star Wars YouTube channel has comments disabled under new COPPA “made for kids” rules
Big brands like Star Wars may be able to weather the COPPA storm, but smaller YouTubers won’t be so lucky.
Newsguard to offer paid subscription
Newsguard moves to fund its operation.
US Military parody account goes viral by “drafting” everyone on Twitter
You can’t stop the memes.
New bill aims to ban cell phone use for those aged under 21, but it’s mostly a political stunt
The odd bill has been created just to raise awareness.
Judge orders takedown of Netflix’s “Gay Jesus” show in Brazil
The Christmas special has been controversial since its launch.
Twitter mass suspends accounts of Venezuelan officials and media
Twitter hasn’t commented.
YouTube COPPA changes result in videos with violence, gore, and strong language being labeled “made for kids”
YouTube’s machine learning isn’t up to the task.
Harry and Meghan delete negative Instagram comments about their decision “step back” from Royal family
Criticism is disappearing from the Instagram post.
David Dobrik’s app David’s Disposable is a hit
Downloads could be as high as one million.
Kashmir residents to be ordered to register their WhatsApp groups
“The idea is to prevent people from sharing sensitive content which may pose grave threat to peace and communal harmony in the district.”
Google ordered to give Jussie Smollett messages, emails, photos, and location data to prosecutors
The data is being used as part of a probe into whether Smollett faked a hate crime.