Nintendo Hates You: More DMCA Takedowns Of YouTube Videos Of Game Music Despite No Legit Alternative

I guess this is nearly an annual thing now. In 2019, we talked about how one YouTuber, GilvaSunner, had over one hundred YouTube videos blocked by Nintendo over copyright claims. GilvaSunner's channel is dedicated to video game music, mostly from...

YouTube Dusts Off Granular National Video Blocking To Assist YouTuber Feuding With Toei Animation

Hopefully, you will recall our discussion about one YouTuber, Totally Not Mark, suddenly getting flooded with 150 copyright claims on his YouTube channel all at once from Toei Animation. Mark's channel is essentially a series of videos that...

YouTube permanently bans Dan Bongino

YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension.

Apple Client-Side Scanning Ruins Phone Security For Everyone

Apple implemented a hash based Client-Side scanning of images on iPhones last year. The purported reason is to catch those with illegal images. Now here we are a year later with unintended consequence...

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Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 34.1

Start the new year right by keeping up with the latest news on your digital rights! Version 34, issue 1 of our EFFector newsletter is out now. Catch up on the latest EFF news, from our celebration of Copyright Week to Google releasing a "disable...

Mike, First of His Name (@mike@chinwag.org)

I've been dreading this moment. https://www.androidpolice.com/google-legacy-free-g-suite-accounts-ded/ Those of us who took up "free Gmail for your domain forever" back around 2008 are now faced with "pay us a monthly fee or lose every purchase...

YouTube will stop making most original shows

YouTube will only fund the Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds

YouTube temporarily suspends, demonetizes Dan Bongino's channel

YouTube took action against conservative commentator Dan Bongino’s channel Friday, suspending it for violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy and demonetizing it for at least 30 days.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and YouTube

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol subpoenaed some of the country’s largest social media and tech companies on Thursday, arguing they had not been forthcoming following an August request for information.

A YouTube Studio Tour 2022 (Warning: Way Too Long!)

One of the most often requested videos is the "YouTube studio tour." Because of the requests, and because I'm constantly getting new equipment, it's a good idea to do an updated studio tour every few months, where I discuss the equipment that I...

yt-dlp vs youtube-dl

In this tutorial, we show the how to install and use yt-dlp and youtube-dl on Linux, and discuss their pros and cons.

Academic evidence: Fact-checkers urge YouTube to fight disinformation

Rand Paul mocked for quitting YouTube in vaccine protest: ‘Rand Paul was on YouTube?’

Kentucky senator plans move to Rumble, favoured video platform of right wing

Rand Paul announces exit from YouTube

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he will stop posting videos on YouTube because of actions the platform has taken over content it said violated its policies.