Rand Paul, a United States senator and Republican Party figure of considerable stature, was suspended by YouTube on Wednesday for violating the platform’s policy about spreading Covid-19 misinformation. Paul has long been a vocal opponent of measures to prevent the spread of the disease, sparring often with Dr. Anthony Fauci …
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YouTube has announced a new plan to ban and remove videos promoting extreme views such as white supremacy, sexism and racism in its latest attempt to rid the the site of hate speech. The company, which is owned by Google, detailed their plan in a blog post Wednesday, writing that …
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On Wednesday, the Google Play store quietly updated its terms of service to prohibit marijuana delivery apps, or in its parlance, apps that assist users in “arranging delivery or pickup of marijuana” and apps that facilitate the “sale of products containing THC.” It’s unclear what motivated the policy update, though …
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On July 4th this year, Sir Paul McCartney took the fight to YouTube. The Beatle issued an open letter that backed European legal proposals designed to force Alphabet/Google’s video service to pay artists and record labels more money.In a clear broadside aimed at YouTube, McCartney wrote, “Today, some user-upload content …
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It would be an understatement to say that YouTube is not happy with the European Parliament right now. Last month, the EU’s legislative group gave a green light to a bundle of controversial copyright reform aimed at updating creative rights protection for the digital age — and one particular facet …
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