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YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative

The group, credited by international organizations like Human Rights Watch for drawing attention to human rights violations in Xinjiang, has come under fire from Kazakh authorities since its founding in 2017. Serikzhan Bilash, a Xinjiang-born Kazakh activist who co-founded the channel and has been arrested multiple times for his activism, said government advisors told him… Read More »

YouTube Announced It Will Unverify Some Users and People Are So Mad

YouTube just changed its verification requirements. Some users will be unverified and won’t have the checkmark by their names. Beauty vlogger James Charles called the change “really pointless.” It’s been a minute since the whole YouTube universe was turned upside down (who can ever forget that James Charles and Tati Westbrook drama?), but YouTube just… Read More »