Meta says it removed millions of scam ads after lawmakers called for an investigation into whether it profits from fraudulent content
#Meta #Scams #PlatformAccountability #BigTech

https://therecord.media/meta-scam-advertising-crackdown

Meta says it culled millions of scam ads amid accusations that it profits from them

Meta said it removed 159 million scam ads last year amid calls from U.S. lawmakers for an investigation into the company’s “facilitation of and profiting from” fraudulent advertising.

Reminder: OTA Community Call tomorrow.

How are GenAI providers rewriting their rules and how can we track them?

@pgmt at @zemki uses Open Terms Archive to monitor Generative AI contractual documents.

Join the call for discussions about:
- GenAI Governance Collection Launch
- Our newest trend report (US national security framing, case: TikTok)
- Open discussion

🗓️ March 3
⏰ 08:00 UTC
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall

#DigitalGovernance #AI #PlatformAccountability

Client Challenge

YouTube’s Appeal Decision Is In: My Inactive Manager Channel Stays Banned—And It’s Complete Bullshit

It's been less than five hours since I woke up to discover my YouTube channels had been terminated overnight, and I've already received YouTube's appeal decision. Spoiler alert: it's not good news. In fact, it's exactly the kind of generic, nonsensical response that proves YouTube's moderation system is running on autopilot with zero human oversight. Let me walk you through what happened today, because the timeline alone shows how broken this entire process is. The Timeline of This […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/26/16/04/13/analysis/jaimedavid327/9438/youtubes-appeal-decision-is-in-my-inactive-manager-channel-stays-banned-and-its-complete-bullshit/

YouTube, Reinstate My Channels — I Can See Them, But I Can’t Access Them

I can’t even begin to describe how fucking insane this is. YouTube didn’t just delete my channels, they locked me out of them. And I’m not talking about the content — my content is still up on YouTube. My channels are still visible. But here’s the kicker: my manager accounts were deleted, so I can’t actually access those channels anymore. It’s like having a storefront with all your inventory, but you can’t open the door. The content is still there, but I’ve been locked […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/26/11/04/04/analysis/jaimedavid327/9396/youtube-reinstate-my-channels-i-can-see-them-but-i-cant-access-them/

YouTube’s Latest Insult: Locking Me Out of My Own Channels by Deleting My Manager Accounts

Well, if you thought this situation couldn’t get any worse, YouTube proved me wrong. At first, I thought they deleted both of my channels — jaimedavid327 (author) and luffymonkey0327 (meme/mashup) — but it’s even worse than that. No, my content channels aren’t gone. They’re still up. But YouTube did something even more frustrating: they deleted my manager accounts, effectively locking me out of both channels. Let me clarify — my content is still on YouTube. My channels are […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/26/10/55/57/analysis/jaimedavid327/9375/youtubes-latest-insult-locking-me-out-of-my-own-channels-by-deleting-my-manager-accounts/

YouTube’s Unjust Deletion of My Channels: A Call for Accountability

I don’t often use my platform to talk about YouTube, but after what’s happened recently, I feel like I have no choice but to speak out. YouTube has deleted two of my channels — my author channel, jaimedavid327, and my meme and mashup channel, luffymonkey0327. This was done overnight, without any explanation, and I’m absolutely furious. Let me be clear: I didn’t engage in spamming, harassment, or any violations of YouTube’s terms. I didn’t do anything to deserve this. I’ve […]

https://theinterfaithintrepidart.com/2026/01/26/youtubes-unjust-deletion-of-my-channels-a-call-for-accountability/

Platforms say kids are protected.
Research says otherwise.

In a new Superbloom piece, @veszna argues that harm doesn’t come only from what children see online — but from how platforms are designed around them: defaults, friction, dark patterns, and “safety” features that exist on paper but fail in practice.

The real question isn’t whether platforms have safety features, but whether those work for children.

https://superbloom.design/learning/blog/2026-the-year-we-choose-to-protect-childrenor-fail-them/

#DigitalRights #PlatformAccountability #ChildSafety #DSA

From Content to Interface: Rethinking Platform Transparency Through Design

A few weeks ago, a photo on LinkedIn from the TikTok For You(th) Summit in London caught my eye. Baby pink background, cheerful branding, adults discussing safety and …

Superbloom
E Pluribus Uh Oh | Leo Kim

“Pro-democracy” initiatives coming out of Silicon Valley are a sleight of hand. Platform authoritarianism is the end goal.

The Baffler