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Chozo
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Chozo@fedia.ioJoined: 2024-03-04 |
Added some clarification to the original title as it's a bit clickbaity. tl;dw: A YouTuber by the name of "TechLead" has openly admitted to using the DMCA process to file illegitimate takedown requests against people who use any footage of him while making exposé videos. The way it works is by filing a DMCA request against the video, which then forces the creator to respond to the complaint or have the video permanently deleted. Because DMCA complaints are a legal process, responding to the complaint entails supplying a lot of your personal information, which TechLead has been accused of leaking in the past. This forces creators to either expose their personal information to a person who has already had credible doxxing allegations made against them, or have their video removed and their channel permanently stricken. This process is not only a violation of YouTube's ToS, but also several US laws; depending on what he does with the information he gets from the complaint response, it may fall under doxxing laws, but also knowingly submitting a frivolous DMCA request is considered perjury. |
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