The Race for Attention on YouTube
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A Former Alt-Right YouTuber Explains His Methods
The next year, Mr. Robertson and Ms. Southern traveled as far as South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to create similar videos. Over the lifetime of Ms. Southern’s YouTube channel,…
Epoch Media Casts Wider Net to Spread Its Message Online
Right on Times does not disclose any partnership with Epoch, nor do the two websites share a unique digital identifier. But when it launched in October, its articles were posted…
YouTube Removes Myanmar Military Channels
YouTube said on Friday that it had cut five television channels run by Myanmar’s military from its platform, the latest in a string of moves by American internet giants to…
Facebook and Google Diverge in Response to Proposed Australian Law
SAN FRANCISCO — For months, Facebook and Google have been locked in a stare-down[1] with news publishers and lawmakers in Australia. At the heart of the fight is whether the…
They Found a Way to Limit Big Tech’s Power: Using the Design of Bitcoin
To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.[1] SAN FRANCISCO — Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, publicly wrestled[2] this month…
YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel for at Least Seven Days
OAKLAND, Calif. — YouTube said on Tuesday that it had suspended President Trump’s channel over concern about “ongoing potential for violence,” the latest move by one of the large technology…
How Trump is Losing his Social Media Platforms
Mr. Trump would still find ways to reach his followers[1] without Facebook and Twitter, of course. There would still be Fox News, Newsmax, OANN and legions of pro-Trump partisans willing…
Twitter Locks Trump’s Account After Violence on Capitol Hill
Those alternative social media sites were rife with Trump supporters organizing and communicating on Wednesday. On Parler, one trending hashtag was #stormthecapitol. Many Trump supporters on the sites also appeared…
It’s Time for a Digital Detox. (You Know You Need It.)
When is enough enough? Even though the presidential election is over, we’re still doomscrolling through gloomy news about the coronavirus surge. The rest of your daily routine is probably something…
