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You could argue that since Youtube has created a public forum for others to work in, they should be held to different standards than a regular private company.

You could argue that since Youtube has created a public forum for others to work in, they should be held to different standards than a regular private company. I.e. Youtube should be regulated as infrastructure and thus can not longer unilaterally changes rules or make judgements based on those rules.

analognoise 9y ago
You can't be serious. Youtube is not infrastructure; if you don't like their policies, use a different service. Start a competitor. You pay the server time.
- rowyourboat 9y ago
  > You can't be serious Watch me. > use a different service What service is there for video creators that has a similar reach? In terms of short internet video, Youtube is a de facto monopoly. Moving to other platforms means giving up basically your entire viewership. Realistically, there is currently no "different service". > Start a competitor Now, it's up to me to say "you can't be serious". That's not really an option for somebody who makes a living with videos.
  - analognoise 9y ago
    Then get a real job. It isn't YouTube's job to support every dipshit with a camera.
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    - rowyourboat 9y ago
      I don't know how to get this discussion back on a productive track. I never said it was Youtube's job to support everyone with a camera, nor do I publish content on Youtube. I simply would like to have a discussion about the effects of these powerful monopolies and how we, as a society, should deal with them.
- eitland 9y ago
  > Youtube is not infrastructure; At this point it should be to hard to argue that YouTube is infrastructure. Same as railway tracks, same as water pipes. You might lay your own but most societies have made rules to make sure we don't need that and can instead use the exiting tracks and pipes. That might soon happen to YouTube and others if they aren't careful.

analognoise 9y ago

You can't be serious. Youtube is not infrastructure; if you don't like their policies, use a different service. Start a competitor. You pay the server time.

rowyourboat 9y ago
> You can't be serious Watch me. > use a different service What service is there for video creators that has a similar reach? In terms of short internet video, Youtube is a de facto monopoly. Moving to other platforms means giving up basically your entire viewership. Realistically, there is currently no "different service". > Start a competitor Now, it's up to me to say "you can't be serious". That's not really an option for somebody who makes a living with videos.
- analognoise 9y ago
  Then get a real job. It isn't YouTube's job to support every dipshit with a camera.
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  - rowyourboat 9y ago
    I don't know how to get this discussion back on a productive track. I never said it was Youtube's job to support everyone with a camera, nor do I publish content on Youtube. I simply would like to have a discussion about the effects of these powerful monopolies and how we, as a society, should deal with them.
eitland 9y ago
> Youtube is not infrastructure; At this point it should be to hard to argue that YouTube is infrastructure. Same as railway tracks, same as water pipes. You might lay your own but most societies have made rules to make sure we don't need that and can instead use the exiting tracks and pipes. That might soon happen to YouTube and others if they aren't careful.