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the act of censoring something can be done by private entities, not just the government. Is it their right to do so? absolutely.

by dwiguy 8y ago

manfredo 8y ago
Where in my comment did I say that YouTube doesn't have the right to ban content? Nowhere. It always puzzles me why this response always crops up, even when I never even remotely try to claim that platforms have any legal obligation to host content. I did claim that making their site have a partisan recommendation algorithm is not a good idea and may be bad for society. I have zero doubt that this is their right, but people and companies have the right to do plenty of things that aren't good for society. Saying that it's bad for society to implement a partisan recommendation algorithm is not at all the same thing as saying it is or should be illegal.
- 4werfaw34r 8y ago
  I sympathize with your frustration. My theory of HN comments: People prefer to respond to familar arguments, rather than the arguments you make in your comments. People prefer to discuss topics that they are familiar or passionate about, rather than the specific topics addressed in the articles or parent comments. Posting Fast and Slow
- mbesto 8y ago
  > I did claim that making their site have a partisan recommendation algorithm is not a good idea and may be bad for society. So who gets to decide what is good and bad for society?
  - manfredo 8y ago
    I do because I'm stating my own personal views. You do as well, when you are stating your own views. Why do people keep trying to depict people stating their opinions as advocating some sort of government sponsored program forcing their opinions on others? Has discourse really gotten to the point where we just assume that when people state their views they are always implying that they want these views enforced on others? It's entirely valid to say that tech companies' censorship or forms of manipulating views is bad while acknowledging that this is their legal right. This comment applies just as much to you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19525998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19525998
  - stale2002 8y ago
    > So who gets to decide what is good and bad for society? Everyone does. Everyone makes their own decisions about what is right or wrong.
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the act of censoring something can be done by private entities, not just the government. Is it their right to do so? absolutely.

by dwiguy 8y ago

the act of censoring something can be done by private entities, not just the government. Is it their right to do so? absolutely.

manfredo 8y ago

Where in my comment did I say that YouTube doesn't have the right to ban content? Nowhere. It always puzzles me why this response always crops up, even when I never even remotely try to claim that platforms have any legal obligation to host content. I did claim that making their site have a partisan recommendation algorithm is not a good idea and may be bad for society. I have zero doubt that this is their right, but people and companies have the right to do plenty of things that aren't good for society. Saying that it's bad for society to implement a partisan recommendation algorithm is not at all the same thing as saying it is or should be illegal.

4werfaw34r 8y ago
I sympathize with your frustration. My theory of HN comments: People prefer to respond to familar arguments, rather than the arguments you make in your comments. People prefer to discuss topics that they are familiar or passionate about, rather than the specific topics addressed in the articles or parent comments. Posting Fast and Slow
mbesto 8y ago
> I did claim that making their site have a partisan recommendation algorithm is not a good idea and may be bad for society. So who gets to decide what is good and bad for society?
- manfredo 8y ago
  I do because I'm stating my own personal views. You do as well, when you are stating your own views. Why do people keep trying to depict people stating their opinions as advocating some sort of government sponsored program forcing their opinions on others? Has discourse really gotten to the point where we just assume that when people state their views they are always implying that they want these views enforced on others? It's entirely valid to say that tech companies' censorship or forms of manipulating views is bad while acknowledging that this is their legal right. This comment applies just as much to you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19525998 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19525998
- stale2002 8y ago
  > So who gets to decide what is good and bad for society? Everyone does. Everyone makes their own decisions about what is right or wrong.
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