“Very shocked that YouTube has completely removed the channel of my Ron Paul Institute: no warning, no strikes, no evidence,” the retired Texas congressman tweeted on Thursday. “Only explanation was ‘severe or repeated violations of our community guidelines.’ Channel is rarely used. The appeal was automatically rejected. Help?” In a …
Read More »YouTube deletes 2 channels of RT’s sister project RT DE with 600K subscribers over alleged community guidelines violation
The Google-owned video service “has deleted the RT DE channel, as well as our second channel DFP [Der Fehlende Part, “the missing piece”], without the right to restoration,” Dinara Toktosunova, head of RT in Germany, announced on her Telegram channel on Tuesday. The main RT DE channel was barred from …
Read More »‘Poor taste’: Associated Press deletes tweet marking 20-year 9/11 anniversary of…a Nickelback album
“A tweet sent on the @AP_Planner account about Saturday, Sept. 11, being the anniversary of a Nickelback album was deleted. The tweet was in poor taste,” AP Planner tweeted over the weekend. The Associated Press’ AP Planner account is primarily used to mark significant dates. Another Friday tweet from them …
Read More »Porn for CHILDREN? Journalist & daughter of former Tory MP tweets then DELETES (im)modest proposal
“Hear me out,” Gill tweeted on Thursday, proposing that “Someone needs to create porn for children.” Teenagers are already watching pornography, she argued, but all they see are hardcore, “aggressive videos that give a terrible view of sex,” so they “need entry-level porn!” In her view, this would look like …
Read More »‘I sincerely apologise’: UK health secretary deletes tweet telling Brits not to ‘cower’ from Covid-19 after sparking uproar
Javid – who tested positive for Covid-19 one week ago on July 17 – took to social media on Saturday to announce his “full recovery” and promote vaccination. “Symptoms were very mild, thanks to amazing vaccines. Please – if you haven’t yet – get your jab, as we learn to …
Read More »CBS News deletes tweet promoting ‘3 ways companies can FIGHT’ Georgia voting law after it was accused of ‘Dem activism’
In a piece first titled, ‘3 ways companies can help fight Georgia’s restrictive new voting law,’ the network broke down things activists are “asking for” from companies looking to push back against Georgia’s new law. The headline and a subsequent tweet saying the same thing, however, appeared to show the …
Read More »Telegram deletes ‘Skin Market’: Popular & scandalous channel specializing in exposing & extorting Russian ‘escorts’ is taken down
In recent months, the Russia-made messaging app has grown as a source of alternative media. For those seeking to read personal blogs, looking to find like-minded people, or simply searching for news outside the mainstream, it has become one of the market leaders. In Russia itself, the application was banned …
Read More »Google DELETES 100,000-plus one-star ratings of Robinhood app after enraged retail traders pile negative reviews over GameStop ban
After Robinhood controversially stepped in and made the “risk management decision” to block the purchasing of stocks being made unusually popular thanks to the r/WallStreetBets subreddit, its app on Google Play was inundated with reviews from unsatisfied customers. The app’s near-perfect rating stumbled to just one star on Thursday after …
Read More »AP blames France for INCITING Muslims to chop heads off, deletes & rewrites tweet after ferocious criticism
“AP Explains: Why does France incite anger in the Muslim world? Its brutal colonial past, staunch secular policies and tough-talking president who is seen as insensitive toward the Muslim faith all play a role,” the offending message screamed from the official AP Twitter account. It also linked to an article …
Read More »CDC publishes, then DELETES, new guidelines warning of aerosol Covid-19 transmission, contradicting WHO
“It is possible that [Covid19] may spread through the droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person who has [Covid-19] coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes. There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and …
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