It's worth pointing out in the video (14:26 minutes) that Arch specifically highlights the actions of one Games Workshop employee abusing copyright to attack him for trademark violation. And amateurishly so, given that said employee's antics have put GW in an awkward position to put it lightly.
As Arch further explains in the comments:
I really didn't want to make a video about this at all since it essentially amounts to a personal attack on me personally rather then a matter for the channel. But considering how far out of the normal realms of operation this situation is and the fact that the GW employ has made no attempts to communicate, for reasons as to which we can only speculate, i felt the need to inform every one. The reason why GW docent strike people making Knockoffs and props for sale is because the risk is not worth the rewards, in this case they have maximised the risk by stating that the usage of Warhammer quote "on a channel where monetised videos are being hosted" constitutes a word mark violation. I can only speculate that this wide net was cast either through incompetence or hoping, sadly correctly, that i would not want to involve so many people in what appears to amount to a personal attack.
Ostensibly, he's riffing on a Jubilee video from 2019 "debating" cancel culture.
Though even within the first few minutes, Felix makes it rather clear that it's a no-brainer: the very concept of cancel culture is moronic and toxic. He even wonders at one point if the whole thing is being led by a bunch of teenage girls.
Sony doesn't exactly have as high a reputation in Japan as you think, especially with Japanese gamers and creators a like managing to push it off from its attempts to implement similar censorship plans as seen in California.
It's not a "done deal" that's dead on arrival.
You could tell even Rankovic herself is stunned:
And now Reddit is back again for another try at this, stating this time, “While the rule on hate protects such (vulnerable) groups, it does not protect those who promote attacks of hate or who try to hide their hate in bad faith claims of discrimination.”
The first definition was simply outrageous; the new one sounds like it was crafted by an intern.
Reddit will not protect the speech of those “who promote attacks of hate or who try to hide their hate in bad faith claims of discrimination”?
It's pretty much a carte blanche to openly do whatever they want in relation to censorship.
I'll let this bit speak for itself:
While most reporting has focused on the [Stop Hate for Profit] campaign and the advertisers who have decided to boycott Facebook in response to the campaign, today CNN was accused of stepping beyond the bounds of journalism and into the realm of activism by publishing an article that was initially titled: “These are the big brands that haven’t pulled ads from Facebook yet.”
The article notes that “the vast majority of Facebook (FB)’s biggest advertisers — the ones with presumably the most leverage have stayed quiet” and then names many of the large brands that have yet to pull their Facebook ads.
The article was swiftly ratioed on Twitter and many of the replies accused CNN of attempting to pressure the named brands into joining the Facebook ad boycott.
Of course, CNN tried to downplay and backtrack, having changed the headline to: “Hundreds of brands are pulling ads from Facebook. Its largest advertisers aren’t among them.” But it's not exactly a good look, all the same.
Technically this is from last week, but it's still relevant. On top of linking to the "offending" comic strips he made, he continues:
I was brigaded, conspired against, doxxed. I had only 250 followers here on Twitter. Hardly anyone to appeal to for help, to tell the truth to. I contacted every journalist I could think of, but none were interested. My reputation & freelancing career were virtually ruined.
I retell this story from time to time because I was not, and am not, who the mob said I was. They stalked me for weeks, silencing me by downvoting everything I typed. This was coordinated. They didn't want to listen to my appeals to reason. They wanted a witch to hunt.
Gratefully, my career recovered in 2019, and I'm way stronger following that awful experience. I spoke the truth, and didn't betray myself by apologizing for something I didn't do.
I've drawn a ton of new comics, and met a ton of great creators (and even more harassers).
This experience is valuable. I learned that, to gain anything worth having, I have to rise to MEET the challenge, not expect the universe's difficulty to lower itself. There's no reward without risk and frustration. Free rides and shortcuts ALWAYS have strings attached.
If you're trapped in swamp, don't expect anyone to come rescue you. Gather your strength and push through! You may be surprised by how strong and capable you are when you emerge.
That's all for now, thanks for listening to this story for the millionth time
Here's my first post here, but well...here goes.
Amidst the recent developments over on Reddit, this seems to have gone under the radar.
As Vara herself remarks within the first minute (of the 7:06 minute runtime) how TLOU2 saw a massive drop in sales (by up to 80% in the UK alone).
Though outlets like GamesIndustry.biz try to downplay this by pointing out how sales drop after the first week, Vara found how dubious the "all games have such dropped sales in general" angle doesn't add up.
Given that Parler seems to be getting more and more attention in light of the "Twexit" trending hashtag, some like Short Fat Otaku are throwing a wrench at it by presenting the case that it's not a free speech alternative.
The video itself spends the bulk of the 25:52 presenting his evidence, which include things like requiring personal phone numbers for DMs and banning whatever's deemed NSFW.
That said, would it still manage to avoid Gab or Candid's fate? Perhaps, but given the info presented, it's not exactly reassuring.