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Snopes faces criticism over its new “Labeled Satire” rating
Critics are arguing that the rating insinuates that certain pieces of satire are not “real satire.”
Cory Williams the “first professional YouTuber” is leaving after algorithm changes wiped out his livelihood
Williams joins others in criticizing the platform for not supporting independent creators.
YouTube admits it made a mistake deleting CNN’s Chris Cuomo viral “Fredo” outburst video
YouTube says it made the wrong call.
CEO Susan Wojcicki says news commentary is a “very small” part of YouTube
This could explain why YouTube has been so open about embracing “authoritative sources” for its news content.
YouTube removes congressional candidate Joey Salads’ Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy video for “hate speech”
It’s not clear what constitutes “hate speech”. Salads was only asking the same questions as many other people reacting to the Epstein suicide.
Facebook plans to license legacy media news content after suppressing many indie creators from its platforms
Facebook’s plans are the latest example of big tech platforms making it harder for independent creators to thrive.
White House drafts executive order to tackle social media’s anti-conservative bias
This follows numerous reports exposing anti-conservative bias in 2019.
Soph’s merch store suspended less than a week after she was deplatformed by Patreon and YouTube
Soph is responding by embracing alt-tech such as Gab, BitChute, DLive, and Bitcoin.
Fainted is the latest victim of YouTube’s ban-hammer, having its entire video catalog deleted
As always, YouTube hasn’t given any specifics about what the offense was.
Patreon suspends Soph’s account one day after YouTube deleted her channel
Soph online accounts have been sanctioned multiple times since BuzzFeed published a hit piece about her in May.
CNN mass copyright claims political commentary videos covering the 2020 Democratic presidential debates
David Pakman, Kyle Kulinski, Destiny, Hasan Piker, Trihex, and others say they received copyright strikes or claims from CNN on their videos covering the debates.
Former Google engineer agrees with suggestion YouTube manipulates search results
Another Google engineer weighs in on the saga.