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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by the live viewers of the broadcasts, the network is now left with a message saying, “Your ability to livestream has been revoked.”
Russia Considers Complete Ban of Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
The signs are pointing in the direction of the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube being completely blocked in Russia by early 2021.
PewDiePie Backtracks on ADL Donation, Says He Was “Advised” to Do It, Fans Could Tell “Something Was Off”
“I also didn’t know a lot of things that surfaced throughout this whole thing about the charity…I understand why people had concerns about it and these are things that I would have known myself I had just taken my time,” PewDiePie said.
Ted Cruz Condemns Coordinated Online Deplatforming of Alex Jones, Calls the Trend “Troubling”
Cruz said he’s not a fan of Jones but that free speech protects everyone.
YouTube Blocks Satire Video After Request From Indonesian Government
This isn’t the first time YouTube has blocked comedic content at the request of a government.
PewDiePie Says He Will Donate $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has a history of pressuring YouTube to more strictly moderate its creators.
YouTube’s “Hate Speech” Rules Claim More Casualties, This Time Modeling and Tabletop Game Communities
YouTube’s “hate speech” rules have led to many innocuous videos being demonetized and deleted.
Tulsi Gabbard Hits Back at Big Tech Censorship, Algorithms, and Suppressing Freedom of Speech
Gabbard said that social platforms are trying to “get the best of both worlds,” marketing themselves as free and open communication platforms and expel those whose ideas and expressions they dislike.
YouTubers Popular With Kids to Face “Significant Business Impact”, Disabled Ads, Comments, and Notifications
The changes are likely to be far-reaching and impact gaming channels, family vlogging channels, and other major channel categories on YouTube.
YouTube Is Now Removing Over 100,000 Videos per Quarter for “Hate Speech”
Yet another example of YouTube moving towards so-called “authoritative sources” while neglecting independent creators.
Popular Streamer xQc Says YouTube Asked Him Not to Stream, Called a “Brand Risk” by Twitch
YouTube’s decision shows how advertisers run the show.
Creator Sues YouTube for Allegedly Deleting His Channel in Retaliation to Complaints
The YouTuber, whose real-world name is Erik Mishiyev, says he first faced copyright claims against some of his most profitable videos in 2016, to which he responded with successful counter-claims.