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Man Pleads Guilty to $23m YouTube Content ID Scam

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man at the center of a copyright scam that abused YouTube’s Content ID system to fraudulently obtain more than $23m to the detriment of artists has entered a plea agreement with the US government. […]

RIAA Targets Popular YouTube Ripper With 60 Million Monthly Visits

April 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The RIAA’s legal campaign to crack down on tools and sites that utilize YouTube to provide unlicensed MP3 song downloads looks set to expand. A DMCA subpoena application filed in the United States reveals that […]

Judge: Jehovah’s Witness Parodies Are Fair Use. Watch Tower: So What?

February 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

In 2018, Watch Tower filed for a DMCA subpoena that would’ve required YouTube to hand over the identity of an animator who parodied the religious group in his videos. When that stalled, Watch Tower filed […]

Texas passes social media ‘de-platforming’ law

September 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US state of Texas has made it illegal for social media platforms to ban users “based on their political viewpoints”. Prominent Republican politicians have accused Facebook, Twitter and others of censoring conservative views. Former […]

Guy who bragged on Triller owner’s Instagram that he pirated Jake Paul fight gets sued

June 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Triller has followed up on its threat to sue someone for simply watching a pirated stream of the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight. Triller previously gave pirates the opportunity to pay a settlement fee […]

Florida governor signs bill to ban Big Tech ‘deplatforming’

May 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a first-in-the-nation bill that can penalise tech companies for deplatforming politicians. The legislation states that platforms can only suspend accounts for 14 days, and will be fined as much as […]

James Charles: YouTube temporarily demonetises beauty influencer

April 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

YouTube has temporarily demonetised the channel of beauty influencer James Charles. Earlier this month, he admitted to sending sexually explicit messages to two 16-year-old boys. YouTube confirmed to the BBC that the 21-year-old – who has 25 […]

Stokes twins: YouTubers plead guilty over fake bank robbery

April 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

A pair of YouTubers have pleaded guilty to faking a bank robbery that led to an unsuspecting Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police. Alan and Alex Stokes, 24, who have six million followers […]

Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

January 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Thai woman has been jailed for 43 years for criticising the royal family, the country’s harshest ever sentence for insulting the monarchy. The former civil servant, known only as Anchan, posted audio clips from […]

Mexican YouTuber sentenced to 50 years over kidnap

March 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A YouTuber who kidnapped a woman in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in February 2018 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Germán Abraham Loera Acosta was one of six men who seized a […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]