#bannedcontent — Public Fediverse posts

Semafor: Exclusive / YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’. “YouTube removed videos linked to a network of AI-supercharged ‘ghost creators’ after Semafor exposed a new online business seeking to capitalize on the platform’s advertising by churning out cheap, sensationalized political videos.”

Semafor: Exclusive / YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’. “YouTube removed videos linked to a network of AI-supercharged ‘ghost creators’ after Semafor exposed a new online business seeking to capitalize on the platform’s advertising by churning out cheap, sensationalized political videos.”

Semafor: Exclusive / YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’. “YouTube removed videos linked to a network of AI-supercharged ‘ghost creators’ after Semafor exposed a new online business seeking to capitalize on the platform’s advertising by churning out cheap, sensationalized political videos.”

Semafor: Exclusive / YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’. “YouTube removed videos linked to a network of AI-supercharged ‘ghost creators’ after Semafor exposed a new online business seeking to capitalize on the platform’s advertising by churning out cheap, sensationalized political videos.”

Semafor: Exclusive / YouTube cracks down on ‘ghost creators’. “YouTube removed videos linked to a network of AI-supercharged ‘ghost creators’ after Semafor exposed a new online business seeking to capitalize on the platform’s advertising by churning out cheap, sensationalized political videos.”

Daily Nous: After Experiment, Journal Decides to Prohibit AI-Authored Content. “Earlier this month, the journal Philosophy & Public Affairs published an article largely written by an AI. The article was described as an experiment by the philosopher who submitted it, Simon Goldstein (Hong Kong), and its publication was similarly described by the journal’s editor in chief, Jason Brennan […]

Meduza: YouTube blocks Serbian director Emir Kusturica’s channel, which was co-produced with the Russian state agency Sputnik. “YouTube has blocked ‘My Life’ (Moj život), a channel run by the Serbian film director Emir Kusturica, the Serbian-language service of the Russian state news agency Sputnik said. The channel published videos produced in collaboration with Sputnik’s Serbian-language […]

404 Media: YouTube Bans Popular ASMR Artists, Accusing Them of Making ‘Sexually Gratifying’ Content. “So far, YouTube creators affected by the wave of bans who’ve spoken publicly about YouTube removing their channels include ItsBunniiASMR, Slight Sounds, Nananightray, Roseasmr, Simoneasmr, and Janina Wilhelmsen, all of whom had significant followings on the platform. There are still many ASMR […]

UA News: YouTube Has Blocked Another 25 Channels Spreading Russian Propaganda — CPD. “YouTube has blocked or completely removed another 25 channels from its platform that are linked to Russian propaganda and the information war against Ukraine. Among them are channels run by sanctioned individuals, Kremlin-affiliated media outlets, and organizations that spread disinformation and justified […]

PC Gamer: Open source game engine Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions: ‘We can’t trust heavy users of AI to understand their code enough to fix it’. “Today, after months of discussion, the Godot Foundation and its maintainers are drawing a line in the sand. In a blog post, the Foundation announced that Godot’s guidelines for contributors will soon be amended to forbid […]

Indy: After Local Drag Queen and Business Owner Banned From Instagram, More Questions Than Answers. “Community members, including Drag Queen Stormie Daie and Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, have called on Instagram users to tag Meta in posts asking the company to reinstate [Naomi] Dix’s accounts. While Meta did not supply Dix with a reason for the ban, the posts it flagged—one of […]

TorrentFreak: Belgium Targets Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’ in Sweeping Site Blocking Order (Update). “The Business Court in Brussels, Belgium, has issued a broad site-blocking order that aims to restrict access to shadow libraries including Anna’s Archive, Libgen, OceanofPDF, Z-Library, and the Internet Archive’s Open Library. In addition to ISP blocks, the order also directs search […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/03/torrentfreak-belgium-targets-internet-archives-open-library-in-sweeping-site-blocking-order-update/

TorrentFreak: Disqus is Deleting Pirate Site Communities on Short Notice. “After 15 years or so of relatively plain sailing, comment platform Disqus is cracking down on sites that violate its terms of service. Pirate manga and anime sites have received notifications that Disqus will no longer provide services after copyright infringement came to its attention. With evictions now spreading to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/14/torrentfreak-disqus-is-deleting-pirate-site-communities-on-short-notice/