Seeking to combat the FTC's 2020 antitrust lawsuit, Meta subpoenas 132+ companies, including Snap, ByteDance, and Clubhouse, drawing rebukes over sensitive data
To defend itself against the federal government, Meta Platforms Inc. says it needs its rivals to divulge some of their most closely held secrets. Tweets: @mattnavarra and @mattnavarra Tweets: Matt Nav...
YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza
stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gaywonk : 2. YouTube ma...
Facebook agrees to pay $40M in proposed settlement with several advertising agencies that claimed the company misstated video metrics by 150-900%
Advertisers would collect the bulk of the money after alleging Facebook inflated the average time users viewed video on the platform. Tweets: @robblatt , @alexweprin , and @mattnavarra Tweets: Rob / @...
YouTube CEO apologizes to creators and users over the company's decision to revoke verification statuses and says it is working to address creator concerns
you will keep your badges Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : YouTube CEO says it ‘missed the mark’ with verification overhaul Todd Haselton / CNBC : YouTube CEO apologizes for ‘frustration and hurt’ over verif...
YouTube updates community guidelines with a new system for rule-breaking channels, which now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation
But Not the One You're Mad About Karissa Bell / Mashable : YouTube changes ‘strike’ policy for first-time offenders David Cohen / Adweek : Three Strikes Is Still an Out, But YouTube Is Clarifying Its ...