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YouTube Will Tell You if You’re Being an Arsehole in Comments
YouTube wants you to stop being mean. As YouTube comments continue to serve as a place to harbour negativity and bad tempers, the platform is rolling out a way to let you know if your comment is too rude.
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Facebook’s Failing to Remove Brutal Death Threats Targeting U.S. Election Workers
Meta, despite repeatedly committing to ramping up security policies ahead of the 2022 midterms, appears to fare far worse than its competing social media services in detecting and removing death threats targeting election workers.
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Researchers Claim TikTok’s Suppressing Get Out The Vote Efforts
TikTok, once viewed by many as a type of digital life raft largely removed from politics, may be “consistently and dramatically suppressing,” nonpartisan voting content on its platform amid the high stakes midterm elections. If confirmed, the supposed suppression efforts could risk reigniting still smouldering concerns about social media’s behind the scenes impact on political…
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YouTube Starts Hawking Third-Party Streaming Subscriptions
YouTube has partnered with a long list of streaming services to offer third-party subscriptions to U.S. users directly through its platform. More than 30 different streaming service memberships including Paramount+, Showtime, AMC+, Starz, IFC, Epix, Sundance Now, and Vix+ will now be purchase-able on YouTube’s site and app via the new “Primetime Channels” feature.