YouTube to Take Closer Look At What Videos Are Allowed On Their Site
YouTube hasn’t had the best few months, and it looks like they’re finally starting to take action to make things right. The site is having an ongoing battle with offensive…
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YouTube Facing Firestorm Over Putting LGBTQ Videos in “Restricted” Category
While YouTube’s “restricted” category is designed to filter out potentially offensive material for younger viewers, some people are accusing the site of wrongly slapping the tag on high-profile LGBTQ vloggers,…
Facebook Updates Privacy Policy Amidst Police Surveillance Fears
As fears of police surveillance rise, one of the world’s largest social media sites has actually updated their privacy policy to better protect user data. Several groups, including the California…
615 Million Devices Now Stopping Ads As Ad Blocking Goes Mobile
As ad blocking software becomes more common on mobile phones, the number of people utilizing ad blocking software has risen to 615 million, surging 30% since last year. In 2016,…
Ad Blocker Use Surges to 615 Million Devices Around the Globe
According to new numbers from PageFair, the number of people using ad blockers is up – way up. A whopping 615 million devices around the world now use some form…
Snowden: Censorship Is Not The Answer To Fake News Problem
It’s no secret that fake news online is a big issue. Fake news is big business, and it has unfortunately become a common way to make money with a blog….
Internet Freedom is Declining, 2/3 of the Global Internet Population Lives in Countries with Censored Web
Internet freedom is under fire across the globe, and it’s only getting worse. A new report from Freedom House, an independent watchdog group dedicated to global freedom and democracy, says…
Those Annoying “Around the Web” Ads are Dying a Slow, Painful Death
One of the Internet’s most popular types of advertisement might be falling by the wayside. You probably see this style of ad a dozen times a day: rows of links…
2 out of 3 Young Millennials Now Use an Ad Blocker
A new survey from Anatomy Media has found that two-thirds of young millennials now use ad blockers on desktop or mobile devices to avoid intrusive ads, improve privacy, and enjoy…