Canadian Government Censorship Expands to More Than Just a Single News Article Drew Wilson | April 13, 2023 While yesterdays story about the Canadian government trying to delete a news story was pretty explosive, it was far from an isolated incident.
Major Concerns Being Raised Over Europe’s Digital Services Act Drew Wilson | November 17, 2021 Europe’s Digital Services Act is threatening to establish major liabilities for online platforms. That has many people concerned.
Why 24 Hour Takedowns in Canada’s Online Harms Proposal Was So Heavily Rejected Drew Wilson | October 14, 2021 One of the themes for the online harms consultation is that the 24 hour takedown requirements is a terrible idea.
Twitter Moderation on Conservative, Liberal Tweets Sparks Questions Drew Wilson | August 26, 2021 Twitter has flagged a Liberal tweet and taken down a Conservative tweet. This is sparking questions about the speech crackdown push.
Canadian Government Readies Its Next Internet Crackdown With Online Harms Paper Drew Wilson | August 2, 2021 The Canadian government is initiating its next front in cracking down on the Internet. It’s through potential “online harms” legislation.
GitHub Re-Instates YouTube-DL After Letter from the EFF Drew Wilson | November 21, 2020 GitHub has re-instated repositories for online backup tool, YouTube-DL. This after the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sent a letter.
YouTube Backup Tool YouTube DL Taken Down on GitHub After RIAA Complaint Drew Wilson | October 26, 2020 The RIAA has issued a DMCA takedown notice against the Github repository of YouTube DL. YouTube DL is a YouTube backup tool.
Facebook Faces Controversy After Using Trademark to Take Down Critic’s Site Drew Wilson | October 13, 2020 Facebook has been accused of using Trademark to take down the “Real Facebook Oversight Board” – a site run by Facebook critics.
NASA Becomes the Latest Victim of Copyright Fraud Drew Wilson | June 2, 2020 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has become the latest victim of copyright fraud. The Demo-2 coverage of a launch was taken down.
Warner Accused of Copyrighting 36, 50, Demonetizing YouTubers Who Use Them Drew Wilson | January 28, 2020 Can you really copyright numbers? Warner is apparently demonetizing YouTubers who use the numbers in their video’s in this latest controversy.