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President Trump announces #MAGACHALLENGE, a social media rap challenge for his loyal supporters
The challenge gives his supporters on social media a chance to shine.
YouTube’s new message to creators: We’ll delete you if you’re “no longer commercially viable”
The new terms are the latest example of YouTube’s increasingly hostile attitude toward its creators.
Popular gaming channel MarcoStyle has been hacked for days, running scams, but YouTube isn’t responding
It wouldn’t be the first time that YouTubers have been frustrated at having no contact at YouTube and are being ignored when they report an issue.
Hong Kong police want to crack Telegram to find protestors
Even if successful, it would be illegal, lawyers have said.
FIFA staff Twitter accounts hacked in retaliation against EA for banning pro gamer Kurt0411
EA suspended Kurt “Kurt0411” Frenech for “abusive behavior”.
PewDiePie exposes fake “hate symbols”, highlights the real danger in media smears against inert symbols
PewDiePie educated his audience on the state of false smears.
YouTube accused of lying and withholding earned creator funds during demonetization purge
Multiple YouTube creators claim that YouTube is withholding thousands of dollars that they’ve earned in Super Chats and ad revenue.
Twitter is silencing users for publishing the name of the impeachment whistleblower
Twitter deems it “private information”.
Congressman slams Google’s lack of response after employee tweets call for violence against Trump supporters
Gosar said that Google’s failure to respond to a violence tweet from one of its employees results in this type of behavior being “normalized and condoned.”
Putin wants to replace Wikipedia in Russia
After closing off the Russian internet, Putin wants to ensure there are Russian-based alternatives in the country.
Netflix says it supports “artistic freedom worldwide” but won’t rethink its Saudi Arabia censorship
The company says it picks its battles.