Friday, March 15, 2019

People Call On YouTube, Facebook, Twitter To Stringently Monitor Hate Content Following Christchurch Shooting, Social Media's Privacy Pivot, & More

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People Call On YouTube, Facebook, Twitter To More Stringently Monitor Hate Content Following Christchurch Shooting


Following a mass shooting that left 49 dead in Christchurch, New Zealand, people are calling on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to more stringently monitor hate content and stop the spread of white supremacy on their platforms.

Sephora Severs Product Partnership With YouTuber Olivia Jade In Wake Of College Bribery Scandal

 
Top beauty brand Sephora has cut ties with YouTuber Olivia Jade, whose parents were arrested yesterday as part of a major college admissions bribery scandal.

No, Twitter Is Not Completely Removing Likes And Retweets — But Here's Why It's Hiding Them

 
Yesterday, Twitter users reacted mostly negatively to the widely-reported news that the social media app was looking at removing engagement metrics from tweets.

Has All Of "Social Media," Not Just Facebook, Reached A Pivot Point?


Mark Zuckerberg's mid-week missive on his plans to pivot Facebook to "privacy" set off a tsunami of hot takes, which mostly missed a bigger trend. While Facebook is long overdue for an overhaul after years of missteps and bad behavior, this pivot probably isn't that.

YouTube Millionaires: Mother-And-Son Team 'Rosa Y Jaime' Make Their Content By Finding Creativity In Everyday Situations

 
This week's YouTube Millionaires are a mother-son team, and that's a first for us here at Tubefilter. We know there's a saying about how going into business with family can be dicey

After YouTube Disables Comments On 'Special Books By Special Kids' Organization's Channel, Founders Say It's Discrimination

 
Recently, YouTube disabled comments on tens of millions of videos featuring minors as part of its increasingly aggressive crackdown on child predation. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcikci said the mass disabling was a "trade-off" for creators, who'd have to deal with it if they wanted YouTube to be safer for kids.
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