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> "History is repeating" How so? This is not about blocking political speech from these platforms. It's about a specific issue: whether YouTube should make it
by leot 9y ago
> "History is repeating"
How so? This is not about blocking political speech from these platforms. It's about a specific issue: whether YouTube should make it easy for people to find instructional videos on how to make and modify firearms.
Would you be upset if platforms blocked content showing how to make bombs? Biological weapons? Why not include the blocking of firearm modification videos?
- ironjunkie 9y agoWell it is the same thing. I'm not a pro-gun at all. But this is a political move as an after effect of the school shootings, pushed by a left agenda for banning guns (which on a personal level I agree btw). The issue is that you have a private company taking a political position and therefore forbidding specific videos based on that position. This is something we saw in the past on other political subjects. They are abusing their power as platform as they know they are the de-facto platform used for video. It is about freedom of speech. How would you feel if they suddenly decided to remove videos about evolution and darwinism? Or videos about abortion rights ? (this will never happen as youtube leans super left, but it gives you an idea how the other side sees it)
- leot 9y agoI'm not sure I see your point. You're saying that, because there is advocacy on behalf of changing company policies in a particular direction, for a legitimate reason, the companies should avoid changing their policies? Under what circumstances would you want to see companies revise their policies? EDIT: missed a word