Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee Military Right to Repair Its Equipment
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025, legislation that would require contractors to provide the Department of Defense (DoD) with access to technical data and materials the military needs to repair and maintain its own equipment.
Warren, Sheehy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee Military Right to Repair Its Equipment | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusettswww.warren.senate.gov
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Gift Interfaces
Gifting Interfaces
A collection of gifts developed by students at the School for Poetic Computation's Gift Interfaces class in Winter 2025.gifting-interfaces.pages.dev
Git security vulnerabilities announced
Git security vulnerabilities announced - The GitHub Blog
Today, the Git project released new versions to address seven security vulnerabilities that affect all prior versions of Git.Taylor Blau (The GitHub Blog)
Git security vulnerabilities announced
Git security vulnerabilities announced - The GitHub Blog
Today, the Git project released new versions to address seven security vulnerabilities that affect all prior versions of Git.Taylor Blau (The GitHub Blog)
AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer
AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer
Universities have relied on expert knowledge being scarce, but AI is changing that. Tuition now needs to focus on human skills that machines still struggle to copy.The Conversation
AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer
AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer
Universities have relied on expert knowledge being scarce, but AI is changing that. Tuition now needs to focus on human skills that machines still struggle to copy.The Conversation
What if you Threw a Paper Airplane from the Space Station?
What if you Threw a Paper Airplane from the Space Station?
Here's a thought experiment. What would happen if you were on the International Space Station, folded up a paper airplane, and threw it from the station? According to a new paper, it would fall from orbit in just 3.Universe Today
Foreign Fighters 2.0: The Interplay of Technology and Lived Experience in the Russia-Ukraine War
Foreign Fighters 2.0: The Interplay of Technology and Lived Experience in the Russia-Ukraine War
Two young men seeking to join Ukraine’s foreign legion illustrate the changing dynamics of warfare in the digital age.{"@type": "Person","name": "Jethro Norman"} (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Foreign Fighters 2.0: The Interplay of Technology and Lived Experience in the Russia-Ukraine War
Foreign Fighters 2.0: The Interplay of Technology and Lived Experience in the Russia-Ukraine War
Two young men seeking to join Ukraine’s foreign legion illustrate the changing dynamics of warfare in the digital age.{"@type": "Person","name": "Jethro Norman"} (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented budget cuts
Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented budget cuts
Seven NASA leaders of NASA's science activities released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts to the agency’s science activities in the White House’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request.The Planetary Society
How Western Tech Powers Russia’s War Against Ukrainian Civilians
As the Trump administration reportedly prepares to pull funding for war crime investigations, a new international exposé reveals how microelectronics from American tech giants — household names like Intel and Texas Instruments — enable precision strikes on Ukrainian hospitals, schools, and shopping centers.
How Western Tech Powers Russia’s War Against Ukrainian Civilians - HUNTERBROOK
As the Trump administration reportedly prepares to pull funding for war crime investigations, a new international exposé reveals how microelectronics from American tech giants — household names like Intel and Texas Instruments — enable precision stri…Aminata Mbaye (Hunterbrook Media)
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Syria Bans Online Surveys Amid Fragile Digital Infrastructure
Syria Bans Online Surveys Amid Fragile Digital Infrastructure - SMEX
Syria’s new government has banned all online and digital surveys without prior official approval, according to a decision issued by...Nourhane Kazak (SMEX)
Study could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning
Study could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning
To improve adaptability of large language models to challenging tasks that require reasoning, MIT researchers found strategically applying a method known as test-time training with task-specific examples can boost the accuracy of an LLM more than six…MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bluetooth flaws could let hackers spy through your microphone
Security Advisory: Airoha-based Bluetooth Headphones and Earbuds
Important note: Some media coverage on this topic falsely or inaccurately depicts the attack conditions. To be clear: Any vulnerable device can be compromised if the attacker is in Bluetooth range. That is the only precondition.Insinuator.net
Bluetooth flaws could let hackers spy through your microphone
Security Advisory: Airoha-based Bluetooth Headphones and Earbuds
Important note: Some media coverage on this topic falsely or inaccurately depicts the attack conditions. To be clear: Any vulnerable device can be compromised if the attacker is in Bluetooth range. That is the only precondition.Insinuator.net
Federal Agents Deploy Brutal Tactics in LA Immigration Raids
Documenting ICE Agents’ Brutal Use of Force in LA Immigration Raids
Video analysis of reveals how federal agents in Southern California regularly use force against unarmed individuals, many of them U.S. citizens.Jonah Valdez (The Intercept)
NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes Reveal Two Faces of a Star Cluster Duo
NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes Reveal Two Faces of a Star Cluster Duo
These images from NASA's Hubble and Webb telescopes showcase an expanse of gas, dust, and stars of a duo of star clusters.NASA Hubble Mission Team (NASA Science)
How the Batavia spyware targeting Russian organizations works
Batavia spyware steals data from Russian organizations
Kaspersky experts have discovered a new spyware called Batavia, which steals data from corporate devices.Kaspersky
How the Batavia spyware targeting Russian organizations works
Batavia spyware steals data from Russian organizations
Kaspersky experts have discovered a new spyware called Batavia, which steals data from corporate devices.Kaspersky
Is Earth safe from nearby exploding stars?
Scientists used an Earth system model to test how radiation from a nearby supernova would affect life on our planet. They found that the atmosphere shields us against most of the immediate damage.
Is Earth safe from nearby exploding stars? – Sciworthy
Scientists showed that Earth's atmosphere shields us against damaging radiation from nearby exploding stars.Aubrey Zerkle (Sciworthy)
Meta’s grand WhatsApp fintech experiment in India has fizzled
- India capped WhatsApp Pay’s user base for nearly six years, allowing Google Pay and PhonePe to lock in market dominance.
- WhatsApp treated payments as a side feature, with minimal product upgrades, marketing, or merchant outreach, even after regulatory barriers eased.
- Outside India, WhatsApp Pay remains limited to Brazil and Singapore, with stalled launches in other key markets, like Mexico and Indonesia.
WhatsApp Pay failed in India despite 500M users - Rest of World
WhatsApp Pay couldn’t compete with Google Pay and PhonePe in India’s $3 trillion digital payments market after regulatory delays and Meta’s lack of investment.Munira Mutaher (Rest of World)
Belgium is unsafe for CVD
Belgium is unsafe for CVD
This post is about the reason I will probably never try to warn any organisation in Belgium about any vulnerability again. Recently I have been dealing with an attempt at coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) with an organisation in Belgium.Floor Terra (Floort.net)
Belgium is unsafe for CVD
Belgium is unsafe for CVD
This post is about the reason I will probably never try to warn any organisation in Belgium about any vulnerability again. Recently I have been dealing with an attempt at coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) with an organisation in Belgium.Floor Terra (Floort.net)
Adalytics finds 9,000+ pirated movies, including summer blockbusters, TV shows, and live sports on YouTube, amassing a collective 250M+ views from July to May
JS Required-PDF:
- Full Report.
- Executive Summary.
Note: to get straight to the interesting part, read from the the bullet point number 10 in the summary in the comments.
Is YouTube billing - and not refunding - advertisers for ads served on non-conforming or potentially copyright infringing content? Are its algorithms actively promoting this content to consumers, and deleting details about this content from advertisers’ p
Ads observed on YouTube videos which were later deleted from the platform and redacted in ad delivery placement reportsadalytics.io
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::: spoiler Summary Part 2
11. Thousands of “re-distributed” YouTube videos - including live ESPN or CBS sports
games, full films that were still in theatrical release at movie theaters, TV shows, and
exclusive streaming content from - were found on third party YouTube channels, largely
via the YouTube recommendation algorithm. These videos appear to have likely
collectively generated over a billion views and likely several billions of ad impressions.
12. The YouTube recommendation algorithm itself appears to amplify and make easily
discoverable "re-distributed" content with as little as one click/view of similar uploads.
Beyond just "hosting" the "re-distributed" content, YouTube's recommendation algorithm
may actively make it easier for consumers to find and view "re-distributed" content, and
appears to surface more and more "re-distributed" content to users even with relatively
little browsing history. There are entire Reddit forum discussions where consumers
discuss observing this phenomenon.
13. User comments posted on YouTube and Reddit suggest that some consumers avoid
paying for cinema tickets, Netflix or other streaming subscriptions, or film rentals
because the consumers are able to watch copyrighted media content for free on
YouTube.
14. This may potentially affect film studios, TV show producers, and live sports broadcasters
by potentially increasing YouTube's viewership ratings and time spent numbers, while
potentially decreasing the viewership ratings for the license rights owners and
subscribers for competitive streaming services. This could theoretically impact the
rightful license right owners ability to attract large advertising budgets and subscribers.
15. Movies that were in theatrical release at cinema - such as “Deadpool & Wolverine” in the
summer of 2024 - were observed being uploaded and removed multiple times on
YouTube, and were observed being promoted on the YouTube.com Homepage. This can
impact consumers' propensity to pay to view the movies in cinemas, as was noted by
many users in the comments.
16. Live sports events - such as Major League Baseball (MLB) or NCAA college football
games broadcast by ESPN or CBS Sports - were live streamed entirely on various third
party YouTube channels. The videos and streams are largely removed after the fact,
either by voluntary self-deletion by the creators or by YouTube. Some of these third party
streams collectively generate millions of views.
17. TV and streaming shows, such as content of Netflix’s “Squid Game”, NBCUniversal
Peacock’s Love Island, Family Guy, Warner Brothers’ Big Bang Theory, Loki, and
American Dad, were observed on third party channels on YouTube.
18. Content starring many famous Hollywood actors were 're-distributed' on third party
YouTube channels. It is unclear whether these actors receive compensation - such as
royalties - when ads are viewed on this content via third party, 're-distributing' YouTube
channels. The list of Hollywood actors whose videos were found on "re-distributing", third
party YouTube channels includes: Jason Statham, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise,
Daniel Craig, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Scarlett Johansson,
Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Will
Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Pratt, Vin
Diesel, Bruce Willis, Benedict Cumberbatch, and many others.
19. This research found various channel owners were continuously removing and
re-uploading “re-distributed” content each day, Some YouTube channels appear to be
able to serve many videos of "re-distributed" content, and evade being banned by
continuously self-removing their own "re-distributed" content each day, in a daily
round-robin cycle of uploading "re-distributed" content and then removing the content
later in the day. It is unclear if this is a deliberate attempt to circumvent the YouTube
Content ID detection algorithm.
20. Some YouTube channel creators - including YouTubed-”verified” creators and creators
who appear to have received a “YouTube Creator Award” for having hundreds of
thousands or millions of subscribers or views - were seen uploading “re-distributed”
Disney movies, Family Guys episodes or live videos from ESPN, Fox Sports, or CBS
Sports college football games. The creators often self-delete or edit these videos after
the livestreams end. These creators appear to have amassed millions of views via these
tactics.
:::
11. Thousands of “re-distributed” YouTube videos - including live ESPN or CBS sports
games, full films that were still in theatrical release at movie theaters, TV shows, and
exclusive streaming content from - were found on third party YouTube channels, largely
via the YouTube recommendation algorithm. These videos appear to have likely
collectively generated over a billion views and likely several billions of ad impressions.
12. The YouTube recommendation algorithm itself appears to amplify and make easily
discoverable "re-distributed" content with as little as one click/view of similar uploads.
Beyond just "hosting" the "re-distributed" content, YouTube's recommendation algorithm
may actively make it easier for consumers to find and view "re-distributed" content, and
appears to surface more and more "re-distributed" content to users even with relatively
little browsing history. There are entire Reddit forum discussions where consumers
discuss observing this phenomenon.
13. User comments posted on YouTube and Reddit suggest that some consumers avoid
paying for cinema tickets, Netflix or other streaming subscriptions, or film rentals
because the consumers are able to watch copyrighted media content for free on
YouTube.
14. This may potentially affect film studios, TV show producers, and live sports broadcasters
by potentially increasing YouTube's viewership ratings and time spent numbers, while
potentially decreasing the viewership ratings for the license rights owners and
subscribers for competitive streaming services. This could theoretically impact the
rightful license right owners ability to attract large advertising budgets and subscribers.
15. Movies that were in theatrical release at cinema - such as “Deadpool & Wolverine” in the
summer of 2024 - were observed being uploaded and removed multiple times on
YouTube, and were observed being promoted on the YouTube.com Homepage. This can
impact consumers' propensity to pay to view the movies in cinemas, as was noted by
many users in the comments.
16. Live sports events - such as Major League Baseball (MLB) or NCAA college football
games broadcast by ESPN or CBS Sports - were live streamed entirely on various third
party YouTube channels. The videos and streams are largely removed after the fact,
either by voluntary self-deletion by the creators or by YouTube. Some of these third party
streams collectively generate millions of views.
17. TV and streaming shows, such as content of Netflix’s “Squid Game”, NBCUniversal
Peacock’s Love Island, Family Guy, Warner Brothers’ Big Bang Theory, Loki, and
American Dad, were observed on third party channels on YouTube.
18. Content starring many famous Hollywood actors were 're-distributed' on third party
YouTube channels. It is unclear whether these actors receive compensation - such as
royalties - when ads are viewed on this content via third party, 're-distributing' YouTube
channels. The list of Hollywood actors whose videos were found on "re-distributing", third
party YouTube channels includes: Jason Statham, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise,
Daniel Craig, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Scarlett Johansson,
Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Will
Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Pratt, Vin
Diesel, Bruce Willis, Benedict Cumberbatch, and many others.
19. This research found various channel owners were continuously removing and
re-uploading “re-distributed” content each day, Some YouTube channels appear to be
able to serve many videos of "re-distributed" content, and evade being banned by
continuously self-removing their own "re-distributed" content each day, in a daily
round-robin cycle of uploading "re-distributed" content and then removing the content
later in the day. It is unclear if this is a deliberate attempt to circumvent the YouTube
Content ID detection algorithm.
20. Some YouTube channel creators - including YouTubed-”verified” creators and creators
who appear to have received a “YouTube Creator Award” for having hundreds of
thousands or millions of subscribers or views - were seen uploading “re-distributed”
Disney movies, Family Guys episodes or live videos from ESPN, Fox Sports, or CBS
Sports college football games. The creators often self-delete or edit these videos after
the livestreams end. These creators appear to have amassed millions of views via these
tactics.
:::
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::: spoiler Summary Part 3
21. In some cases, third-party YouTube creators upload “re-distributed” content, such as
ESPN, CBS Sports, or Fox Sports college football game live streams or episodes of TV
shows such as Family Guy. After ~12 hours, the creators edit the videos to cut out the
“re-distributed” content and they edit the title, description, and meta-data of the videos to
something unrelated. This appears to prevent brand advertisers from knowing against
what sorts of content their ads were served on in their original form, and suggests that
YouTube ad delivery placement reports may not accurately convey what sorts of content
the ads were served against before the videos were retro-actively edited and re-named.
22. Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal/Focus Features, Bleecker Street, and
streaming services like Disney+, Peacock, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu/FX, in their
capacity as advertisers, have run ads against uploaded copies of their own intellectual
property on third-party channels, thus potentially funding it.
23. The presidential election campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as well as
major brands such Procter & Gamble, had ads served on videos that appear to belong to
various professional film studios, such as “Deadpool & Wolverine”, whilst the film was
being shown in movie cinemas in the summer of 2024.
24. The list of brands whose ads were served on third-party, “re-distributed” content
YouTube channels which were later deleted by YouTube (and thus, likely retroactively
redacted from their ad delivery placement reports), includes:
a. the New York Times, the presidential election campaigns of Donald Trump and
Kamala Harris, the House Majority PAC (a Democrat Super PAC), Procter &
Gamble (P&G),Unilever, BMO Bank, Ben & Jerry’s, McDonald’s, US Bank,
Crossmedia, Samsung, Disney+, FX networks, WarnerMedia (HBO Max), Mint
Mobile, Focus Features (owned by NBCUniversal), Kellanova (Special K, Frosted
Flakes), State Farm, Verizon, Visible (by Verizon), T-Mobile, Disney, Hulu,
Mazda, the Wall Street Journal, Nissan, North Face, Paramount+, Health for
California Insurance Center, A&E Television Networks (Lifetime), NBCUniversal
Media (Peacock), Volvo cars, Lionsgate, Macy’s, Adobe, SlingTV, Hyundai,
Genesis, AAA (American Automobile Association), Amazon, AMC Plus,
Mindshare USA (part of GroupM/WPP), Peloton, Linkedin, TD Bank, Grammarly,
General Mills, Ubisoft, Zaxby's, Dentsu X, Dentsu Carat, OMD (part of
Omnicom), Publicis Media, Alfa Romeo (part of Stellantis), Starcom Worldwide,
Horizon Media, Canvas Worldwide, Safelite, Ricolino (owned by Mondelez), Save
The Children, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hasbro, Kinder (Ferrero), TruGreen,
California Teachers Association, Frontier Internet, Ticketmaster, Meta
(Facebook), Ray Ban, JetBlue, Quest Nutrition, Shopify, General Motors, Ruiz
Foods, JPMorgan Chase, Currax Pharmaceuticals, TikTok, B&H PHoto & Video,
Invesco, VaynerMedia, Kingsford, St. George’s University, Empower insurance,
Ezcater, Philo, GolfNow, World Vision Fund, Discover Puerto Rico, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund), Novo Nordisk, Ooni, Aquasana, Panasonic,
Atlassian, Caterpillar, Fandango, Harbor Freight Tools, Castlery Furniture, Blue
Diamond Hotels, and others.
b. Zefr, which is a Partner of the YouTube Measurement Program, appears to have
been observed transacting ads for Dexcom on a “re-distributed” video of Netflix’s
“Squid Game 3” which was later removed. Channel Factory, which declares itself
to be a Google Premier Partner, part of the YouTube Measurement Program, and
is TAG “Certified for Brand Safety”, was observed transacting ads on behalf of
brands such as:
- General Mills on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie “John Wick:
Chapter 4” on a channel which was removed from YouTube,
- Sephora and Quest Nutrition on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the
movie “Spider Man: Homecoming” on a channel which was removed from
YouTube,
- Tena (part of Essity) on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie:
“Deadpool & Wolverine” on a channel which was removed from YouTube
“because it violated [YouTube’s] Community Guidelines” (archived here:
loom.com/share/9fff55d650eb4fd…)
:::
21. In some cases, third-party YouTube creators upload “re-distributed” content, such as
ESPN, CBS Sports, or Fox Sports college football game live streams or episodes of TV
shows such as Family Guy. After ~12 hours, the creators edit the videos to cut out the
“re-distributed” content and they edit the title, description, and meta-data of the videos to
something unrelated. This appears to prevent brand advertisers from knowing against
what sorts of content their ads were served on in their original form, and suggests that
YouTube ad delivery placement reports may not accurately convey what sorts of content
the ads were served against before the videos were retro-actively edited and re-named.
22. Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal/Focus Features, Bleecker Street, and
streaming services like Disney+, Peacock, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu/FX, in their
capacity as advertisers, have run ads against uploaded copies of their own intellectual
property on third-party channels, thus potentially funding it.
23. The presidential election campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as well as
major brands such Procter & Gamble, had ads served on videos that appear to belong to
various professional film studios, such as “Deadpool & Wolverine”, whilst the film was
being shown in movie cinemas in the summer of 2024.
24. The list of brands whose ads were served on third-party, “re-distributed” content
YouTube channels which were later deleted by YouTube (and thus, likely retroactively
redacted from their ad delivery placement reports), includes:
a. the New York Times, the presidential election campaigns of Donald Trump and
Kamala Harris, the House Majority PAC (a Democrat Super PAC), Procter &
Gamble (P&G),Unilever, BMO Bank, Ben & Jerry’s, McDonald’s, US Bank,
Crossmedia, Samsung, Disney+, FX networks, WarnerMedia (HBO Max), Mint
Mobile, Focus Features (owned by NBCUniversal), Kellanova (Special K, Frosted
Flakes), State Farm, Verizon, Visible (by Verizon), T-Mobile, Disney, Hulu,
Mazda, the Wall Street Journal, Nissan, North Face, Paramount+, Health for
California Insurance Center, A&E Television Networks (Lifetime), NBCUniversal
Media (Peacock), Volvo cars, Lionsgate, Macy’s, Adobe, SlingTV, Hyundai,
Genesis, AAA (American Automobile Association), Amazon, AMC Plus,
Mindshare USA (part of GroupM/WPP), Peloton, Linkedin, TD Bank, Grammarly,
General Mills, Ubisoft, Zaxby's, Dentsu X, Dentsu Carat, OMD (part of
Omnicom), Publicis Media, Alfa Romeo (part of Stellantis), Starcom Worldwide,
Horizon Media, Canvas Worldwide, Safelite, Ricolino (owned by Mondelez), Save
The Children, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hasbro, Kinder (Ferrero), TruGreen,
California Teachers Association, Frontier Internet, Ticketmaster, Meta
(Facebook), Ray Ban, JetBlue, Quest Nutrition, Shopify, General Motors, Ruiz
Foods, JPMorgan Chase, Currax Pharmaceuticals, TikTok, B&H PHoto & Video,
Invesco, VaynerMedia, Kingsford, St. George’s University, Empower insurance,
Ezcater, Philo, GolfNow, World Vision Fund, Discover Puerto Rico, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund), Novo Nordisk, Ooni, Aquasana, Panasonic,
Atlassian, Caterpillar, Fandango, Harbor Freight Tools, Castlery Furniture, Blue
Diamond Hotels, and others.
b. Zefr, which is a Partner of the YouTube Measurement Program, appears to have
been observed transacting ads for Dexcom on a “re-distributed” video of Netflix’s
“Squid Game 3” which was later removed. Channel Factory, which declares itself
to be a Google Premier Partner, part of the YouTube Measurement Program, and
is TAG “Certified for Brand Safety”, was observed transacting ads on behalf of
brands such as:
- General Mills on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie “John Wick:
Chapter 4” on a channel which was removed from YouTube,
- Sephora and Quest Nutrition on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the
movie “Spider Man: Homecoming” on a channel which was removed from
YouTube,
- Tena (part of Essity) on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie:
“Deadpool & Wolverine” on a channel which was removed from YouTube
“because it violated [YouTube’s] Community Guidelines” (archived here:
loom.com/share/9fff55d650eb4fd…)
:::
Channel Factory transacting ads on "Deadpool & Wolverine" after the video was re-instated on YouTube
Deadpool & Wolverine FULL ACTI0N M0VIE RELEASE | A FUNNY ANTIHERO TEAMS UP WITH L0GAN TO FACE ENEMIES IN THE MULTIVERSE Video URL = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXa1edOruaI NovaDex Brasil Channel URL = https://youtube.Loom
Adalytics finds 9,000+ pirated movies, including summer blockbusters, TV shows, and live sports on YouTube, amassing a collective 250M+ views from July to May
JS Required-PDF:
- Full Report.
- Executive Summary.
Note: to get straight to the interesting part, read from the the bullet point number 10 in the summary in the comments.
Is YouTube billing - and not refunding - advertisers for ads served on non-conforming or potentially copyright infringing content? Are its algorithms actively promoting this content to consumers, and deleting details about this content from advertisers’ p
Ads observed on YouTube videos which were later deleted from the platform and redacted in ad delivery placement reportsadalytics.io
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7::: spoiler Summary Part 2
11. Thousands of “re-distributed” YouTube videos - including live ESPN or CBS sports
games, full films that were still in theatrical release at movie theaters, TV shows, and
exclusive streaming content from - were found on third party YouTube channels, largely
via the YouTube recommendation algorithm. These videos appear to have likely
collectively generated over a billion views and likely several billions of ad impressions.
12. The YouTube recommendation algorithm itself appears to amplify and make easily
discoverable "re-distributed" content with as little as one click/view of similar uploads.
Beyond just "hosting" the "re-distributed" content, YouTube's recommendation algorithm
may actively make it easier for consumers to find and view "re-distributed" content, and
appears to surface more and more "re-distributed" content to users even with relatively
little browsing history. There are entire Reddit forum discussions where consumers
discuss observing this phenomenon.
13. User comments posted on YouTube and Reddit suggest that some consumers avoid
paying for cinema tickets, Netflix or other streaming subscriptions, or film rentals
because the consumers are able to watch copyrighted media content for free on
YouTube.
14. This may potentially affect film studios, TV show producers, and live sports broadcasters
by potentially increasing YouTube's viewership ratings and time spent numbers, while
potentially decreasing the viewership ratings for the license rights owners and
subscribers for competitive streaming services. This could theoretically impact the
rightful license right owners ability to attract large advertising budgets and subscribers.
15. Movies that were in theatrical release at cinema - such as “Deadpool & Wolverine” in the
summer of 2024 - were observed being uploaded and removed multiple times on
YouTube, and were observed being promoted on the YouTube.com Homepage. This can
impact consumers' propensity to pay to view the movies in cinemas, as was noted by
many users in the comments.
16. Live sports events - such as Major League Baseball (MLB) or NCAA college football
games broadcast by ESPN or CBS Sports - were live streamed entirely on various third
party YouTube channels. The videos and streams are largely removed after the fact,
either by voluntary self-deletion by the creators or by YouTube. Some of these third party
streams collectively generate millions of views.
17. TV and streaming shows, such as content of Netflix’s “Squid Game”, NBCUniversal
Peacock’s Love Island, Family Guy, Warner Brothers’ Big Bang Theory, Loki, and
American Dad, were observed on third party channels on YouTube.
18. Content starring many famous Hollywood actors were 're-distributed' on third party
YouTube channels. It is unclear whether these actors receive compensation - such as
royalties - when ads are viewed on this content via third party, 're-distributing' YouTube
channels. The list of Hollywood actors whose videos were found on "re-distributing", third
party YouTube channels includes: Jason Statham, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise,
Daniel Craig, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Scarlett Johansson,
Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Will
Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Pratt, Vin
Diesel, Bruce Willis, Benedict Cumberbatch, and many others.
19. This research found various channel owners were continuously removing and
re-uploading “re-distributed” content each day, Some YouTube channels appear to be
able to serve many videos of "re-distributed" content, and evade being banned by
continuously self-removing their own "re-distributed" content each day, in a daily
round-robin cycle of uploading "re-distributed" content and then removing the content
later in the day. It is unclear if this is a deliberate attempt to circumvent the YouTube
Content ID detection algorithm.
20. Some YouTube channel creators - including YouTubed-”verified” creators and creators
who appear to have received a “YouTube Creator Award” for having hundreds of
thousands or millions of subscribers or views - were seen uploading “re-distributed”
Disney movies, Family Guys episodes or live videos from ESPN, Fox Sports, or CBS
Sports college football games. The creators often self-delete or edit these videos after
the livestreams end. These creators appear to have amassed millions of views via these
tactics.
:::
11. Thousands of “re-distributed” YouTube videos - including live ESPN or CBS sports
games, full films that were still in theatrical release at movie theaters, TV shows, and
exclusive streaming content from - were found on third party YouTube channels, largely
via the YouTube recommendation algorithm. These videos appear to have likely
collectively generated over a billion views and likely several billions of ad impressions.
12. The YouTube recommendation algorithm itself appears to amplify and make easily
discoverable "re-distributed" content with as little as one click/view of similar uploads.
Beyond just "hosting" the "re-distributed" content, YouTube's recommendation algorithm
may actively make it easier for consumers to find and view "re-distributed" content, and
appears to surface more and more "re-distributed" content to users even with relatively
little browsing history. There are entire Reddit forum discussions where consumers
discuss observing this phenomenon.
13. User comments posted on YouTube and Reddit suggest that some consumers avoid
paying for cinema tickets, Netflix or other streaming subscriptions, or film rentals
because the consumers are able to watch copyrighted media content for free on
YouTube.
14. This may potentially affect film studios, TV show producers, and live sports broadcasters
by potentially increasing YouTube's viewership ratings and time spent numbers, while
potentially decreasing the viewership ratings for the license rights owners and
subscribers for competitive streaming services. This could theoretically impact the
rightful license right owners ability to attract large advertising budgets and subscribers.
15. Movies that were in theatrical release at cinema - such as “Deadpool & Wolverine” in the
summer of 2024 - were observed being uploaded and removed multiple times on
YouTube, and were observed being promoted on the YouTube.com Homepage. This can
impact consumers' propensity to pay to view the movies in cinemas, as was noted by
many users in the comments.
16. Live sports events - such as Major League Baseball (MLB) or NCAA college football
games broadcast by ESPN or CBS Sports - were live streamed entirely on various third
party YouTube channels. The videos and streams are largely removed after the fact,
either by voluntary self-deletion by the creators or by YouTube. Some of these third party
streams collectively generate millions of views.
17. TV and streaming shows, such as content of Netflix’s “Squid Game”, NBCUniversal
Peacock’s Love Island, Family Guy, Warner Brothers’ Big Bang Theory, Loki, and
American Dad, were observed on third party channels on YouTube.
18. Content starring many famous Hollywood actors were 're-distributed' on third party
YouTube channels. It is unclear whether these actors receive compensation - such as
royalties - when ads are viewed on this content via third party, 're-distributing' YouTube
channels. The list of Hollywood actors whose videos were found on "re-distributing", third
party YouTube channels includes: Jason Statham, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise,
Daniel Craig, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Scarlett Johansson,
Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Will
Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Gal Gadot, Laurence Fishburne, Chris Pratt, Vin
Diesel, Bruce Willis, Benedict Cumberbatch, and many others.
19. This research found various channel owners were continuously removing and
re-uploading “re-distributed” content each day, Some YouTube channels appear to be
able to serve many videos of "re-distributed" content, and evade being banned by
continuously self-removing their own "re-distributed" content each day, in a daily
round-robin cycle of uploading "re-distributed" content and then removing the content
later in the day. It is unclear if this is a deliberate attempt to circumvent the YouTube
Content ID detection algorithm.
20. Some YouTube channel creators - including YouTubed-”verified” creators and creators
who appear to have received a “YouTube Creator Award” for having hundreds of
thousands or millions of subscribers or views - were seen uploading “re-distributed”
Disney movies, Family Guys episodes or live videos from ESPN, Fox Sports, or CBS
Sports college football games. The creators often self-delete or edit these videos after
the livestreams end. These creators appear to have amassed millions of views via these
tactics.
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21. In some cases, third-party YouTube creators upload “re-distributed” content, such as
ESPN, CBS Sports, or Fox Sports college football game live streams or episodes of TV
shows such as Family Guy. After ~12 hours, the creators edit the videos to cut out the
“re-distributed” content and they edit the title, description, and meta-data of the videos to
something unrelated. This appears to prevent brand advertisers from knowing against
what sorts of content their ads were served on in their original form, and suggests that
YouTube ad delivery placement reports may not accurately convey what sorts of content
the ads were served against before the videos were retro-actively edited and re-named.
22. Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal/Focus Features, Bleecker Street, and
streaming services like Disney+, Peacock, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu/FX, in their
capacity as advertisers, have run ads against uploaded copies of their own intellectual
property on third-party channels, thus potentially funding it.
23. The presidential election campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as well as
major brands such Procter & Gamble, had ads served on videos that appear to belong to
various professional film studios, such as “Deadpool & Wolverine”, whilst the film was
being shown in movie cinemas in the summer of 2024.
24. The list of brands whose ads were served on third-party, “re-distributed” content
YouTube channels which were later deleted by YouTube (and thus, likely retroactively
redacted from their ad delivery placement reports), includes:
a. the New York Times, the presidential election campaigns of Donald Trump and
Kamala Harris, the House Majority PAC (a Democrat Super PAC), Procter &
Gamble (P&G),Unilever, BMO Bank, Ben & Jerry’s, McDonald’s, US Bank,
Crossmedia, Samsung, Disney+, FX networks, WarnerMedia (HBO Max), Mint
Mobile, Focus Features (owned by NBCUniversal), Kellanova (Special K, Frosted
Flakes), State Farm, Verizon, Visible (by Verizon), T-Mobile, Disney, Hulu,
Mazda, the Wall Street Journal, Nissan, North Face, Paramount+, Health for
California Insurance Center, A&E Television Networks (Lifetime), NBCUniversal
Media (Peacock), Volvo cars, Lionsgate, Macy’s, Adobe, SlingTV, Hyundai,
Genesis, AAA (American Automobile Association), Amazon, AMC Plus,
Mindshare USA (part of GroupM/WPP), Peloton, Linkedin, TD Bank, Grammarly,
General Mills, Ubisoft, Zaxby's, Dentsu X, Dentsu Carat, OMD (part of
Omnicom), Publicis Media, Alfa Romeo (part of Stellantis), Starcom Worldwide,
Horizon Media, Canvas Worldwide, Safelite, Ricolino (owned by Mondelez), Save
The Children, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hasbro, Kinder (Ferrero), TruGreen,
California Teachers Association, Frontier Internet, Ticketmaster, Meta
(Facebook), Ray Ban, JetBlue, Quest Nutrition, Shopify, General Motors, Ruiz
Foods, JPMorgan Chase, Currax Pharmaceuticals, TikTok, B&H PHoto & Video,
Invesco, VaynerMedia, Kingsford, St. George’s University, Empower insurance,
Ezcater, Philo, GolfNow, World Vision Fund, Discover Puerto Rico, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund), Novo Nordisk, Ooni, Aquasana, Panasonic,
Atlassian, Caterpillar, Fandango, Harbor Freight Tools, Castlery Furniture, Blue
Diamond Hotels, and others.
b. Zefr, which is a Partner of the YouTube Measurement Program, appears to have
been observed transacting ads for Dexcom on a “re-distributed” video of Netflix’s
“Squid Game 3” which was later removed. Channel Factory, which declares itself
to be a Google Premier Partner, part of the YouTube Measurement Program, and
is TAG “Certified for Brand Safety”, was observed transacting ads on behalf of
brands such as:
- General Mills on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie “John Wick:
Chapter 4” on a channel which was removed from YouTube,
- Sephora and Quest Nutrition on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the
movie “Spider Man: Homecoming” on a channel which was removed from
YouTube,
- Tena (part of Essity) on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie:
“Deadpool & Wolverine” on a channel which was removed from YouTube
“because it violated [YouTube’s] Community Guidelines” (archived here:
loom.com/share/9fff55d650eb4fd…)
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21. In some cases, third-party YouTube creators upload “re-distributed” content, such as
ESPN, CBS Sports, or Fox Sports college football game live streams or episodes of TV
shows such as Family Guy. After ~12 hours, the creators edit the videos to cut out the
“re-distributed” content and they edit the title, description, and meta-data of the videos to
something unrelated. This appears to prevent brand advertisers from knowing against
what sorts of content their ads were served on in their original form, and suggests that
YouTube ad delivery placement reports may not accurately convey what sorts of content
the ads were served against before the videos were retro-actively edited and re-named.
22. Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal/Focus Features, Bleecker Street, and
streaming services like Disney+, Peacock, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and Hulu/FX, in their
capacity as advertisers, have run ads against uploaded copies of their own intellectual
property on third-party channels, thus potentially funding it.
23. The presidential election campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, as well as
major brands such Procter & Gamble, had ads served on videos that appear to belong to
various professional film studios, such as “Deadpool & Wolverine”, whilst the film was
being shown in movie cinemas in the summer of 2024.
24. The list of brands whose ads were served on third-party, “re-distributed” content
YouTube channels which were later deleted by YouTube (and thus, likely retroactively
redacted from their ad delivery placement reports), includes:
a. the New York Times, the presidential election campaigns of Donald Trump and
Kamala Harris, the House Majority PAC (a Democrat Super PAC), Procter &
Gamble (P&G),Unilever, BMO Bank, Ben & Jerry’s, McDonald’s, US Bank,
Crossmedia, Samsung, Disney+, FX networks, WarnerMedia (HBO Max), Mint
Mobile, Focus Features (owned by NBCUniversal), Kellanova (Special K, Frosted
Flakes), State Farm, Verizon, Visible (by Verizon), T-Mobile, Disney, Hulu,
Mazda, the Wall Street Journal, Nissan, North Face, Paramount+, Health for
California Insurance Center, A&E Television Networks (Lifetime), NBCUniversal
Media (Peacock), Volvo cars, Lionsgate, Macy’s, Adobe, SlingTV, Hyundai,
Genesis, AAA (American Automobile Association), Amazon, AMC Plus,
Mindshare USA (part of GroupM/WPP), Peloton, Linkedin, TD Bank, Grammarly,
General Mills, Ubisoft, Zaxby's, Dentsu X, Dentsu Carat, OMD (part of
Omnicom), Publicis Media, Alfa Romeo (part of Stellantis), Starcom Worldwide,
Horizon Media, Canvas Worldwide, Safelite, Ricolino (owned by Mondelez), Save
The Children, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hasbro, Kinder (Ferrero), TruGreen,
California Teachers Association, Frontier Internet, Ticketmaster, Meta
(Facebook), Ray Ban, JetBlue, Quest Nutrition, Shopify, General Motors, Ruiz
Foods, JPMorgan Chase, Currax Pharmaceuticals, TikTok, B&H PHoto & Video,
Invesco, VaynerMedia, Kingsford, St. George’s University, Empower insurance,
Ezcater, Philo, GolfNow, World Vision Fund, Discover Puerto Rico, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute (Jimmy Fund), Novo Nordisk, Ooni, Aquasana, Panasonic,
Atlassian, Caterpillar, Fandango, Harbor Freight Tools, Castlery Furniture, Blue
Diamond Hotels, and others.
b. Zefr, which is a Partner of the YouTube Measurement Program, appears to have
been observed transacting ads for Dexcom on a “re-distributed” video of Netflix’s
“Squid Game 3” which was later removed. Channel Factory, which declares itself
to be a Google Premier Partner, part of the YouTube Measurement Program, and
is TAG “Certified for Brand Safety”, was observed transacting ads on behalf of
brands such as:
- General Mills on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie “John Wick:
Chapter 4” on a channel which was removed from YouTube,
- Sephora and Quest Nutrition on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the
movie “Spider Man: Homecoming” on a channel which was removed from
YouTube,
- Tena (part of Essity) on “re-distributed” YouTube videos of the movie:
“Deadpool & Wolverine” on a channel which was removed from YouTube
“because it violated [YouTube’s] Community Guidelines” (archived here:
loom.com/share/9fff55d650eb4fd…)
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Channel Factory transacting ads on "Deadpool & Wolverine" after the video was re-instated on YouTube
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Alibaba's new GPT-4o competitor Qwen VLo is no longer open source
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is There is Any PNG and SVG Icons Website That Work Without Javascript?
The only website I know of is Icon Archive, any others?
Icon Archive - 800,000+ free icons & stickers, PNG, SVG Downloads
Discover 800,000+ free icons. Browse icons by category, artist, popularity, date. PNG, SVG, ICO files. Share your favorites via Twitter or WhatsApp.www.iconarchive.com
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Understanding Japan's AI Promotion Act: An "Innovation-First" Blueprint for AI Regulation
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A developer details how he shipped Context, a native macOS app that was almost 100% built using Claude Code
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The Prime Reasons to Avoid Amazon
Amazon’s now-legendary “Prime Day” is July 8-11. Much like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, this means sales on lots of items on Amazon’s vast marketplace, and as such many people flock to the giant’s website to get sweet deals on everything from computers to small kitchen appliances and more. While many of us are feeling the financial crunch more than ever, I urge you, dear reader, to resist the allure. I don’t typically have strong opinions about where people chose to shop or how they decide to spend their heard-earned money, but in this post I hope to lay out a convincing case for why Amazon is full-stop evil, no caveats, and is undeserving of your money on a moral and ethical level no matter what your values are. Amazon needs to be stopped, and legislation will not do so. Only its loyal consumers – who keep the beast alive – can do that by taking their money elsewhere. No matter your political or personal beliefs, I'm certain Amazon violates them in one way or another, and you should vote with your dollar by buying from other places whenever possible. Here’s why.
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Spain and Ireland to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel
Exclusive: Spain and Ireland to join more than 20 states to declare ‘concrete measures’ against Israel
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The Internet is for Extremism - by Jeremiah Johnson
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Jack Dorsey’s New App Just Hit a Very Embarrassing Security Snag
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Twitter co-founder and erstwhile CEO Jack Dorsey has started yet another new app — and this one's got an embarrassing secret.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
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in reply to Pro • • •I'd question the numbers. The two numbers in the title are about different things (yet lead to believe it saves those 60% the time...) And 60% of people owning an Alexa or talking to ChatGPT doesn't mean they use it for their job... If anyone is willing to give them their email address, you could look at the actual report. I think the article is a bit misleading/clickbaity.
And what's with the mediabiasfactcheck score? Did they do any fact checks? Because I don't see any. Or how do they jump to the conclusion it's a credible source?
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