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Actually, I think what you meant to say is that the definition of the word censor has nothing to do with the first amendment or even government. Censorship is t

Actually, I think what you meant to say is that the definition of the word censor has nothing to do with the first amendment or even government. Censorship is the "official" capacity of someone to prevent someone else from publishing. The official person could be an official of government or a private company as far as the definition is concerned. define censor - https://www.google.com/search?q=define+censor https://www.google.com/search?q=define+censor 1. an official who examines material that is about to be released, such as books, movies, news, and art, and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. 2. (in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals. 3. examine (a book, movie, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it. So, Youtube and others are indeed censoring you when they do not allow you to publish certain videos.

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chillwaves 9y ago
Great, but every content platform has rules and censorship. The term doesn't mean much in that context. A private platform saying "You cannot say whatever you want on my microphone" is not censorship in any meaningful sense when you are free to pick up your own microphone. No one says you have a right to the users on a specific platform. I can't go on CNN and start ranting, so why should I be able to say anything I want with Youtube not able to moderate the content? It doesn't make sense. You cannot force private platforms to accept views against their economic interests and call that freedom. If someone says you will go to jail for saying something, that is censorship.
tzs 9y ago
> So, Youtube and others are indeed censoring you when they do not allow you to publish certain videos. Except YouTube does not prevent you from publishing your videos. They only prevent you from publishing them on YouTube. You can publish them on another platform, or self-publish them. Censorship is usually taken to mean suppressing or attempting to suppress a work from being published at all across some reasonably large population, which is generally something only governments have the power to do. One might make a case that a private organization that has acquired a monopoly or near monopoly could do so, but YouTube is not yet there.

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chillwaves 9y ago

Great, but every content platform has rules and censorship. The term doesn't mean much in that context. A private platform saying "You cannot say whatever you want on my microphone" is not censorship in any meaningful sense when you are free to pick up your own microphone. No one says you have a right to the users on a specific platform. I can't go on CNN and start ranting, so why should I be able to say anything I want with Youtube not able to moderate the content? It doesn't make sense. You cannot force private platforms to accept views against their economic interests and call that freedom. If someone says you will go to jail for saying something, that is censorship.

tzs 9y ago

> So, Youtube and others are indeed censoring you when they do not allow you to publish certain videos. Except YouTube does not prevent you from publishing your videos. They only prevent you from publishing them on YouTube. You can publish them on another platform, or self-publish them. Censorship is usually taken to mean suppressing or attempting to suppress a work from being published at all across some reasonably large population, which is generally something only governments have the power to do. One might make a case that a private organization that has acquired a monopoly or near monopoly could do so, but YouTube is not yet there.