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Ah f**k: YouTube takes down classic ‘I can’t believe you’ve done this’ meme

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Case in point, this week YouTube removed the original upload of the “Ah f**k, I can’t believe you’ve done this” meme, rejecting an appeal from its creator (and the guy who can’t believe this was done) and claiming that the clip violates the company’s “violent or graphic content policy.”. Well, that's that then.

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Google and Nickelback really want you to look at your photographs

The Verge

In the ad, Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger mercilessly makes fun of himself, fully leaning into the “Photograph” meme and its usefulness in explaining all sorts of graphs and in illustrating framed copies of other memes , as Kroeger instructs viewers to “look at them” in his unmistakable, raspy voice.

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Mark Zuckerberg says Kenosha Guard rulings were ‘an operational mistake’

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Several Facebook users reported the event as likely to result in violence in the hours before the shooting, only to be told by Facebook moderators that the group and event were not violating Facebook policy. We’re going to continue to enforce our policies and continue evolving the policies.”.

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YouTube removes PewDiePie diss track for violating cyberbullying, child safety rules

The Verge

The second rule is in line with YouTube’s policy focused on preventing creator-on-creator harassmen t. The removal did not result in a channel strike for Kjellberg’s channel, but further violations of YouTube’s policies may result in a channel strike, according to the company. “I

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How real-world violence led Facebook to overturn its most controversial policy

The Verge

And on Monday, Facebook made one of the biggest policy reversals in its history, banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust. But the 2018 controversy still caught Facebook by surprise because the policy Zuckerberg cited was not a new one. The biggest trend at platforms this month is changing your mind.

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Facebook to update its community standards to clarify what it considers satire

The Verge

The update comes after the Oversight Board determined that Facebook was wrong to remove a user’s comment with a reference to the Turkish government, based on the two buttons meme. The meme was preceded and followed by “thinking face” emoji. The cartoon character has their right hand on their head and appears to be sweating.

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In conversation: using data and education to advance racial equity at MEASURE

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On March 13, 2022, Meme Styles, president and founder of MEASURE , joined Candid CEO Ann Mei on the stage at SXSW for their talk: Using Data to Advance Racial Equity ( available to watch now on YouTube ). Candid's team reached out to Meme recently to learn more about the work MEASURE is doing in Austin, TX.

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