News
Twitch bans SpongeBob Squarepants emote for being “sexual content”
Viewers are seeing this as yet another example of Twitch’s inconsistent standards.
YouTube bans Trump rally livestream broadcaster RSBN from streaming
After amassing over 300 million views since the network started, and having been funded through “super chats” by the live viewers of the broadcasts, the network is now left with a message saying, “Your ability to livestream has been revoked.”
Twitter bans Harry The Owl, man already suing UK police for investigating “thoughtcrimes”
Harry The Owl was criticizing another Twitter user who was celebrating the death of a woman who today died of cancer. The tweet got him banned from the platform.
Instagram censors fishmonger’s produce photos, says they’re “offensive or disturbing”
Rex Goldsmith, suspected it might have been the work of “vegan warriors.”
Parody account Titania McGrath suspended by Twitter
The social platform today suspended everyone’s favorite intersectional social justice activist Titania McGrath for seven days for a post that “violates Twitter’s terms of service”.
Twitch suspends Jonny Zeta (BeesOnMyHeadTV) after being alleged victim of livestreamed carjacking
During the September 14th livestream, Zeta had stopped riding around in his car and stopped in a parking lot when he saw a car approaching in the distance.
UK National Crime Agency to create database of voice recordings to identify suspects
Civil liberties and privacy groups already fear the latest move would create “yet another state-held library” without “clear rules.”
Edward Snowden warns of AI tyrants that become “automated police officers”
Snowden touched on the dangers that future misuses of artificial intelligence (AI) can present to civil liberties and human rights.
Texas’ deepfake election influence law is a flop
Lawmakers in Texas recently passed new legislation regulating the issue to the extent of making the creation and distribution of deepfake videos a criminal offense.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith says it’s time to break up big tech
He told NPR that the lack of more forceful government interference in the way tech companies do their business will eventually spell the downfall of democracy.
Angel Mom’s post about illegal immigrant crime is censored on Facebook for “hate speech”
The latest example is Facebook’s decision to remove posts from the personal page of Mary Ann Mendoza, a woman whose son, a police officer, was killed by a drunk-driving illegal immigrant back in 2014.
Cloudflare receives DMCA subpoena to unmask YesPornPlease uploaders
The request was filed by adult content producer Mindgeek which has previously asked Cloudflare to unmask people who allegedly posted pirated versions of its videos to other porn sites.