#Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics

#Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics

“#Twitch’s PogChamp ban highlights the platform’s growing role in politics” Twitch has banned the popular PogChamp emote after the person it portrays posted incendiary tweets about the deadly riots at the US Capitol. In the wake of the police shooting of a female protestor, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, a professional Street Fighter player who’s depicted in the…

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#Facebook and YouTube take action against QAnon — but they’re fighting a losing battle

#Facebook and YouTube take action against QAnon — but they’re fighting a losing battle

“#Facebook and YouTube take action against QAnon — but they’re fighting a losing battle” Recent decisions by Facebook and YouTube to crack down on the far-right conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon will disrupt the ability of dangerous online communities to spread their radical messages, but it won’t stop them completely. The announcement by Facebook…

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