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Twitter’s automated systems now remove more than half of the “abusive” tweets on the platform
Twitter and the other tech giants are increasingly using automated systems to remove content they deem to be abusive and hateful.
Evidence suggests Tulsi Gabbard YouTube channel was censored in search at the height of media attention
Crowder says when testing YouTube search for Tulsi Gabbard via a VPN while she was a number one trending story, her channel was at the top of search for locations outside of the US but nowhere to be seen in the US.
Hollywood is taking over YouTube, at the expense of independent creators
YouTube is bankrolling celebs.
Ethical hacking channel Null Byte outlines changes in response to YouTube’s ambiguous anti-infosec rules
Null Byte had multiple videos removed and received channel strikes earlier this year when YouTube added “instructional hacking and phishing” to its list of “harmful or dangerous content” examples.
YouTube sues copyright troll for trying to take down Minecraft YouTuber
It seems that YouTube only decided to lend a helping legal hand to creators once the giant felt threatened itself.
Human rights activist Yasmine Mohammed slams Amazon for labeling her “controversial” and rejecting her book ads
A few hours after she posted about Amazon suspending her ads, Mohammed says her post was then removed by Facebook for violating its community standards.
YouTube mass demonetizes World War 1 history channel The Great War
The Great War is the latest victim of YouTube’s rampant demonetization push in 2019.
The White House is the latest victim of YouTube’s bogus copyright system
Trump has had many of his viral memes suppressed this year as a result of questionable copyright claims.
Joe Rogan slams YouTube after video demonetization, “they want to control the way people communicate”
Despite being one of the most popular channels on YouTube, even Joe Rogan has been a victim of YouTube’s mass demonetization.
YouTube reverses at least some of the censorship of Steven Crowder and others
Crowder highlighted how the search results looked before and after his lawyer contacted YouTube about the issue.
These are the words that get creators demonetized on YouTube
“Brazil”, “Idaho”, “Muslim”, “Jews”, “Racism”, “Palestinian”, “Swastika”, and even the name of the 46th Vice President of the USA, “Dick Cheney”.
Yandex Zen sets its sights on being a YouTube competitor
The Yandex video service lets bloggers upload videos on Yandex Zen that must be under 15 minutes long, which then get recommended based on established user preferences.