The woman who attacked YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno yesterday may have been acting out of anger over the site’s content policies. “At this point in the investigation it is believed that the suspect was upset with the policies and practices of YouTube. This appears to be the motive for this incident,” said San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini at a press conference Wednesday morning.
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Gun vloggers turn to PornHub after YouTube ban
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Trust me, you don’t want to search “guns” on PornHub.
But if you do, these days, the search will yield more than just your run-of-the-mill use of guns as a sexual prop.
Following YouTube’s announced ban of several types of gun-related content, as reported by Bloomberg, at least one gun blogger has moved its video operations to the popular pornography site, PornHub.
— InRange TV (@InRangeTV) March 21, 2018
On Wednesday, YouTube took steps to remove certain kinds of gun-related videos from its platform. Following the Las Vegas massacre in October 2017, YouTube removed bump-stock DIY videos. Now, it’s gone a step further, prohibiting videos that promote the sale of firearms and accessories, along with firearm assembly instructional videos. Read more…
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The company’s CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd announced th…