#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 […]

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 […]

The Register: Telegram founder accuses Meta of sabotaging access in India with BGP hijacks. “The founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, has suggested Meta might be using its investment in Indian telco Jio to sabotage the messaging service. Durov dropped his theory on X, writing: ‘Indian telecom Reliance is sabotaging access to Telegram for millions of users OUTSIDE India (including the UAE) via a […]

Reuters: Telegram founder Durov says India has ‘punished’ more than 150 million people by banning Telegram. “Pavel Durov, founder of the ​Telegram messaging app, said ‌on Tuesday that by temporarily banning Telegram ​in the country, ​the Indian authorities have ‘punished’ over ⁠150 million ordinary ​users in India.”

Reuters: Indonesia blocks Polymarket over online gambling concerns after bets on president’s exit. “Indonesia has blocked predictions market Polymarket as part of its ​crackdown on online gambling, its communications and digital ministry ‌said, days after the site took bets on a premature end to Prabowo Subianto’s presidency.”

The Insider: Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort. “Russia is pressing ahead with measures to throttle Telegram and, ultimately, to block the app entirely. The messenger is not only the country’s most popular social network and the largest source of uncensored information, it is also a critically important piece of infrastructure […]

The Record: Russia appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid wider internet restrictions. “Russian digital rights organization RKS Global told Recorded Future News that Bluesky had been added to the registry of banned websites maintained by Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor, although the agency has not yet provided a public explanation.”

TechCrunch: Russian authorities block paywall removal site Archive.today. “Paywall bypass website Archive.today and several of its associated domains (including .is and .ph) have been blocked by Russian authorities, according to error pages that appeared when loading its websites. The pages appear blocked as of Monday when TechCrunch visited the websites from the U.S. East Coast. “

Euromaidan: Russia’s occupiers had a 60-second Telegram kill chain. Their own government just turned it into a hours-long crawl. “Before the slowdown, target data from a drone reportedly reached fire teams in under two minutes. Now, without Telegram, it crawls through layers of internal communication — arriving too late to matter, the occupiers themselves admit.”

Mezha: Russia to Launch AI-Powered Internet Censorship System in 2026. “In 2026, Russia plans to launch a system for censoring internet traffic using artificial intelligence, with 2.27 billion rubles allocated for it…. In 2025 alone, the number of blocked materials rose by nearly 60% – to 1.29 million.”

Gizmodo: The Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Just Reportedly Blocked Grok. “On Saturday, Indonesia, the fourth most populous country on Earth, apparently issued a temporary block of the the Grok chatbot, with Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s minister of communication and digital affairs saying in a statement, ‘The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a […]

Al Jazeera: Russia continues tech crackdown by blocking Snapchat, FaceTime access. “Russian authorities have blocked access to Snapchat and Apple’s video calling service FaceTime in the latest move by Moscow clamping down on foreign tech platforms as it tightens control over the country’s internet and online communications.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/09/al-jazeera-russia-continues-tech-crackdown-by-blocking-snapchat-facetime-access/