Tag: platform
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Gun YouTube creators are leaving the platform as the company cracks down on firearm videos
Some figures in the controversial “GunTuber” community are fleeing YouTube after the platform began cracking down on machine gun videos and the marketing of firearms on the app. At least four large YouTube channels devoted to firearms have announced they’re quitting the platform and moving to rival services with looser rules. And although many of…
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Ticketing platform under fire over scalping of Coldplay tickets
Authorities in India have summoned executives of a ticketing platform after furious Coldplay fans failed to secure tickets for the British rock band’s upcoming concerts in Mumbai and complained of unchecked scalping. It’s the latest in a series of frustrating experiences around the world for fans facing growing competition and rising prices to see their…
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NYPD releases bodycam footage of police shooting at Brooklyn subway platform
The NYPD on Friday released body-worn camera footage from a weekend shooting at a Brooklyn subway station that started as a confrontation between police and an apparent fare-beater who they have said charged at officers with a knife. Two police officers opened fire Sunday afternoon at a Brownsville stop after the man accused of skipping the station…
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John Leguizamo was ready to lead a dramatic TV series — so he helped create a platform to stream it
When John Leguizamo spoke out about diversity on Sunday night’s Emmy Awards telecast, he said, the audience at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles “got real quiet.” “I’m one of Hollywood’s DEI hires,” he said from the stage. “That’s right. DEI: The D is for ‘diligence,’ the E is for ‘excellence,’ the I is for…