US president Donald Trump is preparing to launch a sweeping legal fight against the BBC, declaring he will pursue damages worth billions after the broadcaster admitted it mishandled a video clip of one of his speeches.

At least half a dozen major media companies have stared down legal threats from President Trump this year. Some have chosen to fight, others have opted to fold. The BBC is signaling that it will fight.

Attempts to reduce the barrier of entry to content by intentionally producing it in a way that makes it seem low-quality have persisted since the inception of online media. Early examples of this include the YTP genre in the 2000s in the 2010s, videos were ...