23 Oct, 2022 LGBTQ+ Content Creators' False Advertising Claims Against YouTube Fail By Brian Murphy YouTube describes Restricted Mode as an “optional setting” that enables users of the platform (“such as libraries, schools, and public...
26 Feb, 2022 Facebook, Twitter, and Google Impose Advertising Restrictions in Response to Ukraine Invasion (Updated) By Jeff Greenbaum In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Facebook, Twitter, and Google have made changes to their advertising policies. Facebook...
08 Oct, 2021 Google Announces New Ad Policy on Content About Climate Change By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Google announced a new advertising policy related to content on Google and YouTube that makes inaccurate claims about climate...
30 Mar, 2020 YouTube is Not a Public Forum and Its Policies are Not Advertising By Craig Whitney Notwithstanding YouTube's significant role in public discourse--with more than 1.3 billion users and more than 30 million daily...
15 Aug, 2019 LGBTQ+ YouTubers Allege that YouTube Engages in Discriminatory Practices By Dorian Thomas Eight YouTubers, including the creators of such channels as GlitterBombTV, Queer Kid Stuff, and Watts the Safeword, recently filed a...
23 Feb, 2019 YouTube Says No Ads on Anti-Vaccine Videos By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, YouTube announced that it would no longer permit ads to run on anti-vaccine videos. Buzzfeed reported that YouTube said that...
18 Jan, 2019 YouTube Suspends Advertising on Tommy Robinson's Channel By Jeff Greenbaum According to media reports, YouTube has suspended all advertising on Tommy Robinson's YouTube channel. Robinson is a far-right activist...
01 Jun, 2018 CARU Reviews YouTube Channel "Ryan Toys Review" By Dorian Thomas Ryan, a 7-year old boy, uses his YouTube channel "Ryan Toys Review" ("RTR") to post videos of him playing with and reviewing numerous...
22 Mar, 2018 YouTube Updates Its Policy on Gun-Related Content By Jeff Greenbaum YouTube recently updated its policy on gun-related content. Here are some highlights from the updated policy: Videos may not sell guns...
27 Feb, 2018 Changes to YouTube Revenue Sharing Impact Smaller Content Creators By Hannah Taylor As we reported in January, YouTube announced changes to its content creator revenue sharing program, and the process that determines...
04 Feb, 2018 YouTube to Label State-Sponsored Videos By Hannah Taylor In the era of concern over what constitutes real or “fake news,” YouTube announced in a blog post this week that it will now indentify...
17 Jan, 2018 YouTube Announces Changes to its Standards to Help Protect Advertisers By Jeff Greenbaum YouTube has announced several changes to its standards to help advertisers avoid having their advertising appear with inappropriate...