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Ok that's fine again...I never said they should. I just don't understand what freedom of expression has to do with the government. The post you responded to did
by grawprog 9y ago
Ok that's fine again...I never said they should. I just don't understand what freedom of expression has to do with the government. The post you responded to didn't even mention the government.
I never said the government should be involved. I asked what they had to do with it. You are the only person that mentioned the government. I was asking why you jumped to the government when the poster above mentioned blocking free expression.
A private company can block free expression with their free expression. The government isn't the arbiter of free expression. Free expression just is. A private entity's free expression is capable of blocking another's. I think that is dangerous in and of itself. I think that's what the original commenter was getting at. I don't think the government should intervene.
I think everyone as individuals should be aware and make decisions based on facts. I don't like anyone that limits free expression government or other wise. I think as a private company YouTube can do this if they if they wish. But as an individual I can choose to dislike this if I wish.
- astrodust 9y agoIt's specifically the US government that's guaranteeing a right to free speech and protecting freedom of expression. This is also a uniquely American thing, many other countries have significant restrictions on free speech. Free speech can be interpreted many ways, but one of those is to curate your platform and decide which messages you want to promote, and which you don't want to. YouTube is not an arm of the government so it's free to do whatever it wants so long as their actions are not discriminatory as defined by law. You're also free to complain about it.