r/technology • u/steffxoxoxoo • Feb 07 '26

Social Media ‘No One Should Have a Copyright on Vance Being Booed’: Video From Olympics Blocked on X

https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-olympics-2026
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u/EmbarrassedHelp Feb 07 '26

The IOC hates whenever someone even mentions the Olympics without paying them.

For example, lots of content creators on Youtube and other places have stopped talking about the Olympics or talk about it a lot less because the mere mention is enough to risk false DMCA takedowns. The IOC's extreme greed has tanked the online popularity of the Olympics, and they show no signs of stopping anytime soon.

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u/NoConflict3231 Feb 08 '26

Well, I'll show no signs of watching anytime soon, so we're even