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> Was what he did stupid? Oh absolutely. Maybe he needed to be taught a lesson .. but now his entire channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers is gone,

by ori_b 9y ago

> Was what he did stupid? Oh absolutely. Maybe he needed to be taught a lesson .. but now his entire channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers is gone, and so is the ad revenue .. and all the videos/content. Do you believe that the government would be more or less ok with allowing controversial content like that? I suspect that government regulation would make this problem worse, not better.

stevenicr 9y ago
Depends on which govt. I am no expert, but being a news junky the past few years I would think that Germany may side with censoring, and I would hope that the US would push for free speech above all else. The UK is looking at pushing google, visa/mc, and ISPs to choke anything sexually arousing online and then forcing blocks nationwide. Getting rid of religious stuff has been interesting the past couple of years. I am looking forward to more routers like the disney router to make these choices easier for households, and less about the portals relaying info posted by others. At the same time people should have easy access to unfiltered net as well. Too many groups pushing to censor millions of minds here and there. Govt could make it better, and of course they could make it worse. Can tech really give those choices to the adults to make for themselves?
Slansitartop 9y ago
>> Was what he did stupid? Oh absolutely. Maybe he needed to be taught a lesson .. but now his entire channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers is gone, and so is the ad revenue .. and all the videos/content. > Do you believe that the government would be more or less ok with allowing controversial content like that? I suspect that government regulation would make this problem worse, not better. In the US, the government would absolutely be OK with it. Protection of speech from government interference is one of the most fundamental and sacred cornerstones of US law.

by ori_b 9y ago

stevenicr 9y ago

Depends on which govt. I am no expert, but being a news junky the past few years I would think that Germany may side with censoring, and I would hope that the US would push for free speech above all else. The UK is looking at pushing google, visa/mc, and ISPs to choke anything sexually arousing online and then forcing blocks nationwide. Getting rid of religious stuff has been interesting the past couple of years. I am looking forward to more routers like the disney router to make these choices easier for households, and less about the portals relaying info posted by others. At the same time people should have easy access to unfiltered net as well. Too many groups pushing to censor millions of minds here and there. Govt could make it better, and of course they could make it worse. Can tech really give those choices to the adults to make for themselves?

Slansitartop 9y ago

>> Was what he did stupid? Oh absolutely. Maybe he needed to be taught a lesson .. but now his entire channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers is gone, and so is the ad revenue .. and all the videos/content. > Do you believe that the government would be more or less ok with allowing controversial content like that? I suspect that government regulation would make this problem worse, not better. In the US, the government would absolutely be OK with it. Protection of speech from government interference is one of the most fundamental and sacred cornerstones of US law.