Sunday, June 9, 2019

YouTube Continues to Fail Its Queer Creators


The Carlos Maza incident is just the latest in a long history of homophobic ridicule on the platform.


Google is launching YouTube on the Oculus Quest


YouTube VR has been announced as a launch title for Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset, which launches on May 21st — even as Google has stepped back from VR hardware.


YouTube declines to pull videos containing homophobic, racist attacks


YouTube is catching flak for an apparently inconsistent approach to tackling hate speech on its platform. The site has declined to remove videos from right-wing commentator Steven Crowder after Vox host Carlos Maza provided evidence of Crowder using targeted …


How to Give YouTube a 'Classic' Look on Firefox and Chrome


If you feel nostalgic for the way YouTube used to be, or at least how it used to look, it’s possible to go back. An extension called “YouTube Classic” for Firefox and Chrome allows you reskin the web video hub with a retro look shifts that reverts the site to…


YouTube tries to explain its policies on harassment, again

YouTube tries again at explaining its policies on harassment
Over the last few days, there has been a lot of focus on YouTube's inaction when it came to an internet personality harassing Vox host Carlos Maza with anti-gay and racist speech that frequently incited harassment. Tonight the streaming platform released its …


Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Bill Nye's profanity-laced video goes viral - CNN Video

Bill Nye's profanity-laced video goes viral
Science educator Bill Nye talks climate change with CNN's Brian Stelter and explains why he thinks climate change deniers will be a thing of the past.


Fact Check Any Abortion News You See on Facebook


With more and more states signing abortion bans into law, it’s no surprise that Facebook is crawling with abortion-related misinformation. This time, though, it’s more than a handful of viral links making the rounds; it’s the overwhelming majority of abortion…