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YouTube Censorship
In some countries YouTube is completely blocked, either through a long-term standing ban or for more limited periods of time such as during periods of unrest, the run-up to an election, or in response to upcoming political anniversaries. In other countries, access to the website as a whole remains open, but access to specific videos is blocked due to many reasons including orders from country jurisdiction. -
2020 TikTok Ban
In 2020, the United States government announced that it was considering banning the Chinese social media platform TikTok upon a request from then-president Donald Trump, who viewed the app as a national security threat. -
Instagram Misinformation
From September to November 2020, 57.7 percent of misinformation recommended by Instagram contained content about the coronavirus. Overall, 21.2 percent of misinformation posts contained content about vaccines, and 12.5 percent of recommended misinformation was surrounding elections. -
CNN Fires Host
The dismissal also comes on the heels of another major US media departure. Just moments before Lemon's announcement, Fox News announced it was parting ways with primetime host Tucker Carlson. -
Fox Fires Carlson
Tucker Carlson “got too big for his boots” at Fox News and was fired in part for alienating “large swaths” of the company, according to a revelatory new account of the downfall of the network’s biggest star.