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I think the point is in the messaging. YouTube isn't "YouTube for the left wing", it doesn't advertise itself as being hostile to certain opinions. You could ar
by beaconstudios 10y ago
I think the point is in the messaging. YouTube isn't "YouTube for the left wing", it doesn't advertise itself as being hostile to certain opinions. You could argue that the terms of service denote that "offensive" content is not allowed, but something being offensive is a subjective opinion. And then there's the issue of selective enforcement of things that _are_ banned.
In other words, if a site was called "ConservativeTube" or "LiberalTube" I personally wouldn't consider it censorship for them to remove views from the opposite political wing because the service is openly politically biased.
- jlebrech 10y agobut if it's offensive to someone on the biblebelt, it's offensive right?
- beaconstudios 10y agoyou could argue the same for san francisco liberals.
- Neliquat 10y agoOdd how the 2 groups have become so similar as of late.
- Baeocystin 10y agoAuthoritarians all have the same stink, regardless of origin. When I was a child, I lived in a Communist country. It was a grim deal for anyone who did not toe the party line, and I do not like catching whiff of the same elements now in the US.