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Is it though? Does it happen in a centralised system in any democratic country? I feel you are letting them off the hook in a sense, centralisation != censorshi
by aplummer 8y ago
Is it though? Does it happen in a centralised system in any democratic country? I feel you are letting them off the hook in a sense, centralisation != censorship, often it seems with western services the centralised system providers fight against censorship.
- darpa_escapee 8y agoYes. Listings are removed from Google, Bing etc all of the time. Recently, a subreddit dedicated to sharing beer was removed from Reddit. Youtube recently banned certain gun-related videos [1] on its platform. [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43500714 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43500714
- aplummer 8y agoI don’t know how you can link to an article about banning killing machine video content as a comparison to banning gay content with a straight face. This is an example of YouTube taking positive social responsibility which is fantastic. And no, “positive” is not subjective in this case at at all.
- bfuller 8y agoYou asked for an example, then moved goalposts once given one.
- darpa_escapee 8y ago> I don’t know how you can link to an article about banning killing machine video content as a comparison to banning gay content with a straight face. Many Americans value their first and second amendment rights. PS I'm gay. Google, Twitter and friends also censor Islamic fundamentalist content and discussion, along with other subversives. Subreddits about drug use are removed often. Talking about using drugs isn't a crime.
- tomcooks 8y agoCentralization is not censorship, but censorship necessarily requires centralization. Also I would like to have one (1) example of "western services" (you mean non chinese?) centralized service that fights censorship.