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Web host Linode’s response to false DMCA notice censored investigative journalism
The DMCA is one of the biggest threats to free speech online.
Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki says “sorry for the frustration” we caused after announcing mass verification purge
Yesterday creators who have been uploading to the site for over 14 years, creators with million subscribers, and creators who have been featured in YouTube’s promotional posts were told that they would be losing their verification in late October.
French High Court rules against Steam, says the company must allow the resale of game licenses
The High Court of Paris (abbreviated TGI, in English) ruled in favor of this French consumers union on September 17, which main criticism stems from the fact that Valve defines Steam purchases as subscriptions for content and services.
Local authorities want to sue Facebook for Alienstock Area 51 event
The Lincoln County Sheriff expressed his frustration at the fact that people had already started arriving at the inn and that his county has to spend a quarter of a million dollars.
Mark Zuckerberg agrees there “clearly was bias” in Facebook “fact-check” of pro-life non-profit Live Action
Facebook’s “independent fact-checkers” are being investigated for alleged motive-driven fact-checking on Live Action’s page.
YouTube strikes another blow to creators, announces mass verification purge
Yet another policy change that shows YouTube is turning its back on independent creators.
Martial arts gym owners face online mob review bombing for posting joke meme
The internet, being the internet, didn’t need anything else to a start a crusade.
UK NHS trusts sign data sharing contract with Google, raising privacy concerns
Google’s complete takeover of UK company DeepMind mean NHS contracts are now made direct with Google.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to meet with Google and Facebook to crack down on violent content
Ardern highlighted the fact that tech and social media companies never worked with their competitors and that they must do so to prevent online terrorism.
Instagram takes down photo of gun range users, says it’s “violent” and “dangerous”
The photo was posted in June 2018 and appears to have been taken down more than a year after it was originally posted. Instagram issued the following message when taking down the photo:
Twitch streamer Greekgodx suspended by Twitch for gender joke
As of now, the length of Antonatos’ ban hasn’t been confirmed.
New Instagram rules could affect diet and health Instagrammers
Instagram will ban posts that make what it deems to be “miraculous” claims about certain diet or weight loss products which are linked to a commercial offer.