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YouTube said Thursday it had found and disabled 210 channels that were spreading disinformation about the anti-government protests in Hong Kong, at least the third such action by an American social media company since the street marches began months ago. YouTube said in a blog post that it took down the channels this week as part of its effort “to combat coordinated … [Read more...] about YouTube removes 210 channels spreading Hong Kong disinformation

Reddit today revealed it’s testing its own livestreaming service, called RPAN or Reddit Public Access Network. It’ll be running all week, presumably to see what kind of shows redditors put on before the site rolls it out to everyone. The R/PAN subreddit includes a series of short videos comparing the service to public access TV. The videos, which appeared over the … [Read more...] about Reddit tests live broadcasting with a Public Access Network

The world of social media — already awash in conspiracy thinking in the Trump era — erupted with new theories Saturday after the news broke that Jeffrey Epstein had died by suicide under mysterious circumstances in his jail cell. Many of the theories ventured into the realm of outlandish conjecture, amplified by conservative commentators and at least two Republican … [Read more...] about After Epstein’s suicide, conspiracy theories flourish online

Discord today announced it’s premiering its own internal livestreaming feature, appropriately titled Go Live. It’s essentially a very small video stream where a few friends can comment on your gameplay — but it sounds like a fun alternative to other livestreaming services. Go Live lets Discord users broadcast their gameplay over a voice chat channel in a … [Read more...] about Discord launches its own mini-livestreaming service

If you’ve opened Twitter today, you’ll likely have been inundated with a single theme: feral hogs. Yep, when I stirred, and flipped open my phone this morning, my feed was filled with memes about garden-roaming, kid-attacking wild swine. I was utterly confuddled. Hard Fork! Hard Fork? Hard Fork After a bit of digging, I found the tweet that started it all: Now, … [Read more...] about The ‘feral hog’ meme encapsulates the best side of the internet