Platform Governance Archive

Category: PGA

  • Twitch Uses Personal Data to Train Amazon’s Generative AI

    As of August 12, 2026, Twitch’s updated Privacy Policy explicitly states that Twitch uses personal information to test and improve machine learning and AI technologies, including developing or deploying Amazon’s generative AI models and services. For users, this means a broader use of personal data collected through Twitch, extending beyond the operation and improvement of…

  • Meta is Taking Measures to Prevent Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram

    On March 23, 2026, Meta updated its Advertising Content Policy, indicating that advertising accounts must be associated with a legitimate business or individual. Last October, a report from Investigate Europe showed how scammers exploit EU regulatory loopholes and the lack of platform liability that enables, for instance, the spread of financial advertisements using celebrity deepfakes.…

  • YouTube Broadens the List of Controversial Topics and Removes Euthanasia From It

    On 14 January 2026, YouTube updated its Content Monetisation Policy, expanding the scope of controversial issues to “any material tied to trauma, abuse, or that may unsettle viewers” and it also drops the earlier phrasing “often the result of human tragedy” (line 390) while removing “euthanasia” from controversial topic list (line 392). Link to the…

  • YouTube Expands the Scope of Legal Disclosure Obligations

    With effect from 11 December 2025, YouTube updated its Privacy Policy (Line 425). The updated policy now clarifies that, in addition to court orders and government requests, certain statutes also compel Google to share user data with regulators, accredited researchers, and authorised out‑of‑court dispute bodies. Added: Certain laws require us to share information with regulators…

  • Twitch Relativised Minimum-Age Requirement for Accessing Their Services

    Effective on 09 December 2025, Twitch updated their terms of service to revise their age policy. Instead of a universal “at least 13 years old” rule, the platform now requires users to meet the minimum age mandated by their local jurisdiction. This change was made as a clear response to Australia’s social‑media ban for children under 16 years old…

  • Meta Has Streamlined its Community Guidelines Regarding the Inauthentic Behaviour

    On 12 December 2025, Meta updated Facebook and Instagram’s policy on inauthentic behaviour. Rather than using explicit language to prohibit specific cases, particularly those related to politics and elections, the policy now adopts a more content-agnostic framing. Subcategories of prohibited actions (e.g. distribution, audience building, foreign inauthentic behaviour, and engagement) have been removed and consolidated…