On YouTube, the personal moment has transformed from bare-bones confessional to something unabashedly public.Source: Wired - Emerging technologies News

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stock bars against the founder of a company who perpetrated a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) to fund oil exploration and drilling in California. According to the SECs order, David T. Laurance and Tomahawk Exploration LLC attempted to raise money through the sale of blockchain-based digital tokens called Tomahawkcoins. The SECs order finds that the defendants promotional materials used inflated…

Patreons acquisition of Memberful comes a few months after YouTube and Facebook started rolling out similar subscription services to creators.Source: Wired - Emerging technologies News

The battle over Alex Jones illustrates how Facebook and YouTube's strength has become their greatest weakness.Source: Wired - Emerging technologies News

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kristin Snyder has been named Deputy Director of the agencys Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). Ms. Snyder has been with the SEC for 15 years. She has served as the Co-National Associate Director of OCIEs Investment Company/Investment Adviser examination program since August 2016 and as the Associate Regional Director for Examinations in the SECs San Francisco office since November 2011. She will continue in both…