The NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging they used millions of its articles to train AI, the first major US media outlet to sue
community responds Gaurav Girotra / Tech in Asia : NYT files copyright suit against OpenAI, Microsoft Jacob Oliver / CryptoSlate : New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for alleged copyright infringem...
A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020
Mark Bergen / The Verge :
A look at YouTube's “coolhunters” who were tasked with finding and promoting talented YouTubers in the company's early years, before the algorithms took over
like videos of quirky ukulele players—on blogs. Rob Zombie and Wes Craven guest-curated on Halloween. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... @theatlantic : Today, YouTube is known for its hyper-targeted alg...
A book excerpt details YouTube's efforts to remove Islamic extremist content and how the platform mostly failed to address other forms of political extremism
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg :
Despite YouTube suspending hundreds of Kremlin-linked channels, Russia has yet to ban the service, some argue because the Kremlin views it as too big to block
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @mhbergen , @rachaelmyrow , and @samschech See also Mediagazer Tweets: Mark Bergen / @mhbergen : “Some banks are too big to fail, and some apps are too big to be blocked...
How Modi's government is increasingly skirting India's own internet rules to crack down on free speech and dissent on social media, under a “fake news” pretext
Sandeep Ravindranath, an Indian filmmaker, posted his latest work to YouTube in May. The video … Tweets: @cambskeptics , @marklittlenews , @david_msullivan , and @mhbergen Tweets: @cambskeptics : What...
How Modi's government is increasingly skirting India's own internet rules to crack down on free speech and dissent on social media, under a “fake news” pretext
Sandeep Ravindranath, an Indian filmmaker, posted his latest work to YouTube in May. The video … Tweets: @marklittlenews , @david_msullivan , and @mhbergen Tweets: Mark Little / @marklittlenews : “We ...
A look at student activity monitoring software GoGuardian, whose usage in US schools exploded during lockdowns as some say it adds to kids' psychological strain
The pandemic caused schools to embrace laptops, tablets, Zoom, and an app called GoGuardian that tracks everything students (and, sometimes, parents) do online. Tweets: @talkpoverty , @bw , @gawkgawkt...
Researchers say YouTube's policy loopholes for election videos have led to an onslaught of videos aiming to undermine the legitimacy of the election
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg :
YouTube says it will end full-day masthead ad reservations in 2021, to give “advertisers more budget flexibility”, says change is not connected to the election
but insists it's nothing to do with Trump. James Hale / Tubefilter : The Trump Camp Has Bought YouTube's Masthead Ad 20 Times This Election—Including On Election Day Tweets: Meg Graham / @megancgraham...