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Livestreaming Platform Yubo Collaborating with Law Enforcement on Texas Shooting
The mass shooter met a girl from Germany on the app. He later told her about his plans over text shortly before entering the school.
Facebook Struggles to Keep Buffalo Shooting Video Offline
Despite the content moderator’s best efforts, the shooter’s manifesto and video of the attacks are still proliferating across social media.
‘Ivermectin' Trends on Twitter Because Its Fans Think Elon Musk Is Already in Charge
Fans of “freedom” and unproven COVID treatments are testing what they can say on the platform.
Patreon Offering Harassment Images for Sale
An account has been selling creepshots—photos and videos of women filmed in public without consent for sexual gratification—to paying subscribers.
Twitter Is Going to Make It Harder to Share Videos and Pictures Taken in Public
Twitter wants to prevent people from sharing pictures and videos “of private individuals without [their] permission.” And free speech experts are concerned.
TikTok Is Removing Educational Hacking Videos
Multiple creators showed that TikTok is particularly aggressive at removing videos that are designed to educate viewers about hacking.
How Instagram Became the Epicenter of a Violent Gang War
Instagram Live, Instagram Stories, posts, and private messages—these alleged violent gang members used them all.
Facebook Says ‘Death to Khamenei’ Posts Are OK for the Next Two Weeks
After the company took down several posts on Instagram that included the popular protest chant against Iran’s ruler, the company made a temporary exception to its own policies.
YouTube Removes Israeli Government-Linked Ad That Justified Bombing of Gaza
YouTube removed the ad after Motherboard contacted the company because the ad contained 'violent imagery.'
Twitter Said It Restricted Palestinian Writer's Account by Accident
The impacted account belongs to Mariam Barghouti, who was on the ground reporting on protests against the expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem.
Text Adventure Game Community In Chaos Over Moderators Reading Their Erotica
The developers of the AI powered text adventure added a filter to look for child pornography. Users say that their privacy is being violated.
Pornhub Just Released Its First Transparency Report
The site removed 653,465 pieces of content that violated its Terms of Service in 2020, according to the report.