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James Domen (right) and Vice President Mike Pence — Photo: JimDomen.com A pastor who claims to have successfully changed his sexual orientation through conversion therapy can’t sue Vimeo for banning his account and removing videos he made extolling the virtues of the therapy, a federal court has ruled. A three-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Vimeo is immune under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 Internet law dealing with private blocking and screening of potentially offensive material. As a result, the company cannot be sued for removing videos that violated its policies regarding what type of content can be shared on the platform. Pastor James Domen, of the California-based Church United, argued that Vimeo had discriminated against him on the basis of sexual orientation when it removed five videos in which he calls himself a “former homosexual.” He sued, only to have his lawsuit dismissed by a federal court. He subsequently appealed the ruling. The 2nd Circuit found that the lower court had ruled correctly in dismissing the lawsuit. The court also found that Vimeo’s actions were not motivated by animus towards Domen’s orientation, but the content of the videos, which…

Google has started to roll out a major redesign to the YouTube application on Apple TV with tvOS. This update brings the latest YouTube interface that Google uses on other platforms to Apple’s streaming box, nearly a year after it first came to Google TV. Google first started rolling out the basis of this new user interface to Google TV in November 2019. It then made some additional tweaks to the interface in March of the following year, bringing new borders, darker backgrounds, and other aesthetic changes. This redesign is now rolling out to Apple TV users around the world. It represents a pretty noticeable update compared to the previous Apple TV interface, bringing a more modern and less boxy overall design. If you’re not a YouTube Premium subscriber, you might notice a large Masthead ad as well. The YouTube app for Apple TV has faced some criticism for disobeying the tvOS platform consistencies, such as gestures on the trackpad behaving differently than in other tvOS applications. The jury’s still out on whether or not this latest update makes any improvements to that aspect of the application. The new version of YouTube for Apple TV appears to be rolling out…

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Twitch streamer turned YouTube streamer Valkyrae offers insight on why YouTube is continuing to struggle against Twitch's continuing success. Twitch maintains its status as the indisputable leader within live-streaming video platforms globally despite multiple attempts from a wide gamut of companies attempting to challenge. A large aspect of Twitch's success comes from its pedigree honed for almost a full decade, with the service beginning on June 6, 2011. This time has allowed a community to build around the service with a unique culture. A culture with its own unique form of communication has turned into a cultural phenomenon found only within the platform. Many corporations have taken swings at Twitch in the past. Multiple attempts have been made to establish a rival service to share the success of the company. There have been a variety of tactics used to lure Twitch's audience away to new platforms. Exclusivity contracts for massive names in the industry have been a tactic favored by the now-defunct Mixer and YouTube Gaming Live. Mixer notably offered partnered streamers bonuses at the beginning of the pandemic for working overtime during the pandemic. Former Twitch streamer and 100 Thieves partner Rachel 'Valkyrae' Hofstetter offered some insights as to why she believes YouTube continues…

Singer-songwriter Camilla Cabello has a dark past of racism and bigotry for which she must atone. Repenting of these past sins is not enough. No. The 24-year-old Cabello must undergo a life-long, painful process of racial rehabilitation, and she’s subjecting herself to “racial healing classes,” according to Teen Vogue. Her crime? On her adolescent Tumblr page, then-14-year-old Camilla Cabello re-blogged politically-incorrect humor that included racial stereotypes.  Teen Vogue celebrated Cabello’s penitent spirit in an article on March 7, where they approvingly mentioned “that she's been attending weekly racial healing sessions” for old social media posts “containing racist and offensive language.” Broadcasting the evils of dirty racists appears to be top concern for the magazine’s super-woke mean girls staff. Forget fashion trends, beauty secrets and dating advice, they’re too busy chastising their new editor-in-chief for her own thought crimes.  Cabello’s crime hasn’t just come to light. She first apologized for her Clearasil-fueled racial rants in December of 2019. Her apology at the time was anguished: "I was uneducated and ignorant and once I became aware of the history and the weight and the true meaning behind this horrible and hurtful language, I was deeply embarrassed I ever used it. I apologized…

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Keeping track of user questions and requests while streaming isn’t easy. Stream chats also frequently get spammed. Nightbot was developed to help streamers moderate chats on various platforms, including Twitch and YouTube. If you wish to enable Nightbot on your Twitch streams but don’t know how we are here to help.In this article, we’ll provide all the necessary information on setting up the Nightbot. Additionally, we’ll provide answers to common questions about Nightbot origin, commands, and other functions. Read on to find out how to enable Nightbot on Twitch to make your (and your viewer’s) streaming experience more enjoyable.How to Enable Nightbot on Twitch?Setting up Nightbot is simple – it doesn’t require any additional software installation as it’s working from the cloud. To enable Nightbot for your Twitch account, follow the steps below:Open your Twitch chat.Head on to the Nightbot site and sign in to your Twitch account.To manage bot commands, navigate to the Commands settings from the left sidebar.Click “Disable” beside certain commands to turn them off.Click “Options” beside a command to change its cooldown and userlevel.From the Dashboard, click “Join Channel.”In the Twitch chat, type in “mod nightbot” to give the bot the necessary permissions.How to Turn Nightbot…

OPEN APP Home Companies News Facebook to provide grants to four women-led NGOs Facebook to provide grants to 4 early-stage women-led NGOs 2 min read . Updated: 12 Mar 2021, 05:31 PM IST Staff Writer India and Bharat Together and Skilled Samaritan Foundation have been selected for incubation and will receive grants of ₹15 lakh eachMeanwhile, Tech4Good and Shakti An Empathy Project have been selected for acceleration and will receive grants of ₹50 lakh each Facebook will provide grants to four early-stage women-led NGOs through Facebook Pragati that will focus on boosting women entrepreneurship through the adoption of digital skills and tools. The four early-stage startups, Tech4Good, Shakti An Empathy Project, India and Bharat Together and Skilled Samaritan Foundation, have been selected from among a pool of 1,326 applications. India and Bharat Together and Skilled Samaritan Foundation have been selected for incubation and will receive grants of ₹15 lakh each.  » Read More

To mark International Women’s Day 2021, new Visionaries Director Jessie Ayles was commissioned by VCCP & LinkedIn to highlight how COVID is heightening gender disparity. “Gender inequality is still very much present in different forms around the world, and pandemics like Covid, or anything that adds pressure to an already volatile situation - like the climate crisis - will only exacerbate an already un-equal footing for many women across the world” says Jessie. “I had the pleasure of working with so many amazing women across the world to bring this international film to life,” she continues. “Everyone on board really believed in the film and it was a real pleasure from start to finish. We told the stories of women who had faced these challenges head on - and how important it was for them to lean on a support system when needed to get through.

Twitch streamer and musician SeolAhh was left completely speechless after she received a huge viewer raid from CashApp. Whether it’s a huge donation or a massive raid from a different streamer, seeing Twitch creators with smaller followings receive support is always great content. As Twitch is so competitive, it can take streamers years to build up a small dedicated following. That’s why raids are so significant to smaller creators as it offers them a chance to expand their community and gain new followers. Well, that’s exactly what happened to streamer and musician SealAhh while she was live singing on Twitch. It’s fair to say the huge influx of people into her stream took her by surprise and left her lost for words. Twitch: SeolAhhSeolAhh has over 8,000 followers on Twitch. Twitch streamer left speechless after CashApp raid During her March 12 stream, SeolAhh was live on Twitch singing and interacting with her chat. That was until about an hour in when CashApp appeared in her chat and asked, “are you down to keep streaming and singing?” Read More: Pokimane reveals she funded a custom Among us map Of course, SeolAhh confirmed she was down to keep streaming but it was obvious…