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You seem to have reading comprehension trouble: it literally validated some of their claims (about censorship rather than response), but not others (about medic

You seem to have reading comprehension trouble: it literally validated some of their claims (about censorship rather than response), but not others (about medical facts). That said, your comment is an excellent demonstrating of my point: it's technically incorrect, and focuses on shaming me for my opinion while lacking a substantive reply.

creato 8y ago
The idea that demonetization is equivalent to censorship needs to go away. That idea is the same thing as believing that advertisers are obligated to show ads on your content, which is obviously wrong.
- munk-a 8y ago
  1. Demonetization absolutely is a form of censorship, you are making it more difficult to express yourself and limiting that expression to people who can afford to go to the lengths required, that means that some speech is becoming limited. 2. Google is a private company and has no obligation to support free speech on their platform. But! Society is shifting to view recorded video as an expression of speech, and view facebook as a forum of ideas. These companies likely should be shifted to fall under carrier laws as they are a method for communication.
  - creato 8y ago
    > you are making it more difficult to express yourself First of all, I think phrasing matters here. "Making it more difficult to express yourself" makes it sound like someone is going out of their way to make it more difficult. What is actually happening is youtube deciding "not to go out of their way to make it easier". When phrased like you said it, and you claim it is censorship, that makes it seem like youtube is obligated to pay you money for expressing your views. Do you not see how absurd that is? Setting that aside, it's a lot easier for Sean Hannity to express his viewpoint than it is for me. My speech is much more limited than Sean Hannity's. Am I being censored? Is Fox obligated to give me a prime time TV show to express my opinion?
  - NeedMoreTea 8y ago
    > recorded video as an expression of speech Far as I can see they still have the same ability to speak to the world as they ever did. All that changed is they won't profit from spouting lies. It's not more difficult to upload a video, it's not more difficult to view it. Their ability to express their view has not changed in the slightest. If they cannot afford an internet connection of any form (that's vanishingly few these days), well they can get a soapbox, go down to the local park, and express their view in the traditional way.

creato 8y ago

The idea that demonetization is equivalent to censorship needs to go away. That idea is the same thing as believing that advertisers are obligated to show ads on your content, which is obviously wrong.

munk-a 8y ago
1. Demonetization absolutely is a form of censorship, you are making it more difficult to express yourself and limiting that expression to people who can afford to go to the lengths required, that means that some speech is becoming limited. 2. Google is a private company and has no obligation to support free speech on their platform. But! Society is shifting to view recorded video as an expression of speech, and view facebook as a forum of ideas. These companies likely should be shifted to fall under carrier laws as they are a method for communication.
- creato 8y ago
  > you are making it more difficult to express yourself First of all, I think phrasing matters here. "Making it more difficult to express yourself" makes it sound like someone is going out of their way to make it more difficult. What is actually happening is youtube deciding "not to go out of their way to make it easier". When phrased like you said it, and you claim it is censorship, that makes it seem like youtube is obligated to pay you money for expressing your views. Do you not see how absurd that is? Setting that aside, it's a lot easier for Sean Hannity to express his viewpoint than it is for me. My speech is much more limited than Sean Hannity's. Am I being censored? Is Fox obligated to give me a prime time TV show to express my opinion?
- NeedMoreTea 8y ago
  > recorded video as an expression of speech Far as I can see they still have the same ability to speak to the world as they ever did. All that changed is they won't profit from spouting lies. It's not more difficult to upload a video, it's not more difficult to view it. Their ability to express their view has not changed in the slightest. If they cannot afford an internet connection of any form (that's vanishingly few these days), well they can get a soapbox, go down to the local park, and express their view in the traditional way.