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RT’s Ruptly was MOST-WATCHED news agency on YouTube in 2020, raking in nearly 430mn views

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Ruptly, RT’s video agency, bested AFP, Reuters, the Associated Press and others to become the most-watched news agency on YouTube in 2020, a triumph attributed to its exclusive footage of some of the biggest stories of the year. … Read More >RT’s Ruptly was MOST-WATCHED news agency on YouTube in 2020, raking in nearly 430mn views

USA

‘Go home & remember this day forever!’ Twitter, Facebook & YouTube wipe Trump’s ‘mixed message’ to supporters who stormed Congress

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021By Editor

After some of his supporters stormed Congress, US President Donald Trump said they had been wronged and mistreated but should go home in peace and “remember this day forever,” as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube restricted his posts. … Read More >‘Go home & remember this day forever!’ Twitter, Facebook & YouTube wipe Trump’s ‘mixed message’ to supporters who stormed Congress

Russia

Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to ‘FSB officer’ who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

Last week Alexey Navalny named eight FSB agents he believes are responsible for his alleged poisoning last August. Now, he has released a video showing a conversation he conducted with one of the men previously singled out. … Read More >Russian opposition figure Navalny claims he spoke to ‘FSB officer’ who confessed to being part of alleged poison plot last summer

USA

‘The Republic is dead’: Scott Adams censored by YouTube for violating ‘election fraud policy’

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020By Editor

‘Dilbert’ creator and Donald Trump supporter Scott Adams has had a YouTube video taken down for being what the company deems “content that advances false claims” about voter fraud. … Read More >‘The Republic is dead’: Scott Adams censored by YouTube for violating ‘election fraud policy’

USA

YouTube says it will DELETE videos claiming 2020 election was fraudulent

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

Though the US Supreme Court is yet to have its final say on the matter, YouTube has announced it will now remove “any piece of content” claiming that the outcome of last month’s presidential election was fraudulent. … Read More >YouTube says it will DELETE videos claiming 2020 election was fraudulent

Russia

Russia’s media regulator warns US tech giant Google over YouTube censorship of RT documentary on American militias

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020By Editor

Russian journalists and content creators have been advised to use digital services based in their own country, after California-based streaming service YouTube labeled a film from RT as “offensive.” … Read More >Russia’s media regulator warns US tech giant Google over YouTube censorship of RT documentary on American militias

Videos

‘Offensive’ & ‘inappropriate’ | YouTube labels RT documentary on radical US groups

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020By Editor

Documentary correspondent Konstanin Rozhkov spoke to RT about his film ‘Up in Arms’ being given warning labels by YouTube for “offensive” content contained in other videos that are left alone by the tech giant. … Read More >‘Offensive’ & ‘inappropriate’ | YouTube labels RT documentary on radical US groups

World

YouTube mysteriously bans Ukrainian opposition leader just before crucial elections in Ukraine, US government blamed by party

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020By Editor

The YouTube channel of Viktor Medvedchuk, co-chair of Ukraine’s main opposition party, has been suspended just as the country holds crucial municipal elections. Medvedchuk is known for advocating improved relations with Russia. … Read More >YouTube mysteriously bans Ukrainian opposition leader just before crucial elections in Ukraine, US government blamed by party

World

YouTube to remove videos containing Covid-19 vaccine ‘misinformation’

Posted on October 14, 2020October 14, 2020By Editor

Video sharing platform YouTube has said it is banning videos containing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines, in an expansion of the service’s current rules regarding falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the pandemic. … Read More >YouTube to remove videos containing Covid-19 vaccine ‘misinformation’

USA

YouTube content moderator sues platform over PTSD & depression, hiring lawyers who got Facebook to cough up $52mn

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020By Editor

A former YouTube mod has sued the Google-owned platform, claiming work exposure to child abuse, beheadings, and other vile content led to depression and PTSD. Her lawyers previously forced a large settlement out of Facebook. … Read More >YouTube content moderator sues platform over PTSD & depression, hiring lawyers who got Facebook to cough up $52mn