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Note that FPS Russia etc. are still allowed. YouTube is banning videos that show people how to make and modify guns. This isn't a debate about censorship. This
by leot 9y ago
Note that FPS Russia etc. are still allowed. YouTube is banning videos that show people how to make and modify guns.
This isn't a debate about censorship. This is a debate about where to draw the line on what is and isn't acceptable content.
- mrguyorama 9y agoWhile I agree with your first statement and generally am okay with YouTube's intention here, I'm willing to bet that their implementation is going to be another shitty algorithm that just blocks completely unrelated videos
- leot 9y agoRight. There will be a false positive rate, and there will be gray area cases, as there always is.
- flyingfences 9y agoYouTube's new policy includes a ban on even showing the use of magazines or belts that hold more than thirty rounds.
- leot 9y agoOk, maybe there are parts that are an overreach. Does that mean the whole thing is a bad idea?
- flyingfences 9y agoYes.
- leot 9y agoIs this a general principle, or specific just to making it harder for people to find videos depicting how to make deadly weapons?
- flyingfences 9y agoBoth. I think it's deplorable to censor something without understanding it; I also think it's deplorable to plot to disable the free exercise of peoples' right to self defense. Furthermore, in direct response to the earlier question, I think the fact that an overreaching and vague policy can be pushed out is indicative of a bigger problem in their policy-making procedure.