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NEW RESOURCES Virginia Commonwealth University: New online exhibit offers an inside look at the influential - though short-lived - Bang Arts Festival. "VCU Libraries captures the avant-garde spirit of the 1960s event, […]
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YouTube confirmed its termination of five right-wing political channels believed to be connected to the Department of Justice's Russia-linked US media indictments this week. The platform pulled the channel of Tenet Media, which CNN reported to be the unnamed company implicated in the indictment. The DOJ accused Russian operatives of paying the media organization to spread disinformation designed to influence the 2024 US elections.
A YouTube spokesperson confirmed the takedown and provided a statement to Engadget. "Following an indictment from the US Department of Justice and after careful review, we are terminating the Tenet Media channel and four channels operated by its owner Lauren Chen as part of our ongoing efforts to combat coordinated influence operations," the company statement reads.
According to YouTube, the investigation into the situation is ongoing, and the company will evaluate whether further actions are warranted as new information emerges. The company says it terminated over 4,000 YouTube channels in Q2 2024 as part of investigations into Russia-linked influence operations. YouTube works with Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) to
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A WIRED analysis shows that right-wing stars like Tim Pool and Benny Johnson focused on topics like Elon Musk and supposed racism toward white people in hundreds of videos allegedly paid for by Russia.
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