#bannedcontent — Public Fediverse posts

MediaPost: Meta Fails To Remove Sex Abuse Ads Featuring Real Children. “Last month, an investigation led by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that Meta had been running dozens of paid ads including explicit AI-generated CSAM material targeting users living in the U.S. and Europe. Some of the ads invited users to link to AI-powered undressing apps. According to Meta’s ad library, the […]

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.”

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 […]

CNBC: YouTube will give banned creators a ‘second chance’ after rule rollback. “YouTube is offering creators who were banned from the platform a second chance. On Thursday, the Google-owned platform announced it is rolling out a feature for previously terminated creators to apply to create a new channel. Previous rules led to a lifetime ban.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/10/cnbc-youtube-will-give-banned-creators-a-second-chance-after-rule-rollback/

Tubefilter: Twitch was making money off subscriptions to permabanned channels. Thanks to streamers getting loud about it, refunds are on the way.. “On April 3, Dexerto published findings that some permabanned streamers were still receiving monthly subscription payouts, despite that being explicitly against Twitch’s TOS. According to the TOS, a permabanned streamer loses access to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/tubefilter-twitch-was-making-money-off-subscriptions-to-permabanned-channels-thanks-to-streamers-getting-loud-about-it-refunds-are-on-the-way/