New year, same old calls for digital censorship
The ‘fact checking’ industry thinks YouTube should use them more, while some doctors think Spotify should censor other doctors.
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Consensus against digital censorship begins to cross political divides
Recent acts of digital censorship are helping people understand it’s not a tool that can be restricted to their ideological opponents.
Google punishes commercial partners who flout ‘scientific consensus’
If you don’t express the correct views on climate change then Google doesn’t want to do business with you, according to new policies.
YouTube attempts to walk the tightrope on censoring ‘medical misinformation’
Social video platform YouTube has introduced another round of censorship but this time is showing a greater than usual consideration of the nuances involved.
T-Mobile US sells its soul to Google
TMUS is expanding its reliance on Google to deliver digital products, including a premium TV service, to its customers.
Trump’s departure opens the door for increased social media censorship
Departing US President Trump attempted to push back against selective censorship by social media platforms. They’re less likely to face such resistance from Biden.
Internet censorship is accelerating
Zoom, Patreon and YouTube are joining the fun as Silicon Valley increasingly strives to control the public square.
Apparent interference in the US elections lands social media in hot water
Twitter and Facebook blocked a NY Post report that was damaging to a US Presidential candidate, leading to renewed calls to remove their Section 230 protection.
Twitch vs. Facebook Gaming is a streaming battle worth paying attention to
Netflix and chill might have defined streaming trends for years, but it is video voyeurism which is capturing the attention of the youth nowadays.
Internet platforms try to pre-empt the adpocalypse through mass suspensions
The decision by major brands to boycott Facebook and Twitter has caused other internet platforms to panic into removing and accounts they fear may upset advertisers.
YouTube is the UK’s most popular video streaming app
New data from App Annie reveals that YouTube still tops the SVoD platforms when it comes to time spent streaming in the UK via apps. Precise metrics aren’t offered, but we wouldn’t be surprised to learn that YouTube was miles ahead of the rest. Not only is it free, but many people, especially children and […]
Apple belatedly looks to refocus on podcasts
The podcasting industry was shaken up this week with the announcement that JRE is moving exclusively to Spotify and it looks like it has caught Apple’s attention.
Major blow for Google and Apple as Rogan podcast moves exclusively to Spotify
The streaming wars have opened a major new front with the news that Spotify has lured the Joe Rogan Experience away from YouTube and iTunes.
Diversification helps Google ride the waves of coronavirus turbulence
Alphabet-owned Google certainly felt the pinch of COVID-19 over the last few weeks of the quarter, but CEO Sundar Pichai identified diversification as key to managing the crisis.
YouTube changes rules to ban 5G conspiracy talk from platform
Google-owned YouTube has altered its community guidelines to ensure all conspiracy theories which suggest 5G is the cause or an accelerator of COVID-19 are removed from the platform.
YouTube to limit exposure of 5G conspiracy theories but won’t remove content
YouTube has confirmed it will reduce the exposure videos which promote 5G as some sort of cause or accelerator of the coronavirus, though its actions are somewhat limited.
As YouTube defaults to SD worldwide, Ofcom offers connectivity top tips
With everyone stuck at home for the foreseeable future, telecoms capacity has become front page news.
Cloud becomes the golden child as Google reports yet more profit
When looking at the financial results of companies like Google, the question is not whether it has made money, but how much are the bank vaults overflowing.
The US election will test social media censorship to breaking point
Electoral losers are increasingly blaming social media for their failure, but this year will demonstrate that censorship is not the answer.
Twitter tries to find another way to solve the censorship dilemma
Social media giant Twitter is exploring the creation of an open standard that it hopes will provide the answer to the impossible question of censorship.
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