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Yes, let's have Netflix and Amazon decide what is a legitimate view. If you don't like it don't watch it. Unless these films are actively calling for violence (

Yes, let's have Netflix and Amazon decide what is a legitimate view. If you don't like it don't watch it. Unless these films are actively calling for violence (I dont know if they are) I don't see what the problem is.

mplewis 7y ago
Actively calling for violence isn't the only way for a piece of media to cause social harm.
Apocryphon 7y ago
Both private bookstores and public libraries curate their offerings selectively. This isn't the Internet Archive, the equivalent to the Library of Congress or another institution that stores everything.
- catalogia 7y ago
  I don't know the details, but I believe the Internet Archive has some minimal filtering now as well, beyond their normal DMCA compliance. For a while they seemed to be the host of choice for extremist propaganda, ISIS videos and the like, but from what I've heard they did something to crack down on that.
- crazynick4 7y ago
  I'm not saying they don't have the right to curate, I'm just saying people shouldn't expect them to do so just to exclude fringe opinions.
save_ferris 7y ago
Would you maintain that position if Netflix released a documentary vilifying vaccines and legitimizing the anti-vaxxer movement? Countries are already seeing deaths related to the anti-vax movement[0], this kind of disinformation poses a legitimate threat to public health without calling for violence. 0: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/samoa-measles-outbreak-who-blames-anti-vaccine-scare-death-toll https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/samoa-measles-...
- crazynick4 7y ago
  Yes, because they deserve to state their case like anybody else. If they're wrong, they'll be proven to be as much. Personally, I'm vaccinated for all the major stuff of course, but I don't do flu shots. A friend of mine's daughter almost died years ago from I guess it was an allergic reaction. Another had a coworker at a hospital who still has trouble walking (last I talked to him) as a result of hers. Measles I can understand given the risk exposure from not getting it, but flu shots no thanks.
lpolovets 7y ago
To be clear I think it's well within their right to publish whatever (legal) content they want to publish. But also well within subscribers' rights to react positively or negatively to these content choices. FWIW I very rarely boycott anything, but I suspended my Netflix account when I learned about the Goop show. In my mind, promoting junk science is very dangerous because it leads people to pursue non-cures for problems that continue to escalate in the absence of legitimate treatments.

mplewis 7y ago

Actively calling for violence isn't the only way for a piece of media to cause social harm.

Apocryphon 7y ago

Both private bookstores and public libraries curate their offerings selectively. This isn't the Internet Archive, the equivalent to the Library of Congress or another institution that stores everything.

catalogia 7y ago
I don't know the details, but I believe the Internet Archive has some minimal filtering now as well, beyond their normal DMCA compliance. For a while they seemed to be the host of choice for extremist propaganda, ISIS videos and the like, but from what I've heard they did something to crack down on that.
crazynick4 7y ago
I'm not saying they don't have the right to curate, I'm just saying people shouldn't expect them to do so just to exclude fringe opinions.

save_ferris 7y ago

Would you maintain that position if Netflix released a documentary vilifying vaccines and legitimizing the anti-vaxxer movement? Countries are already seeing deaths related to the anti-vax movement[0], this kind of disinformation poses a legitimate threat to public health without calling for violence. 0: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/samoa-measles-outbreak-who-blames-anti-vaccine-scare-death-toll https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/samoa-measles-...

crazynick4 7y ago
Yes, because they deserve to state their case like anybody else. If they're wrong, they'll be proven to be as much. Personally, I'm vaccinated for all the major stuff of course, but I don't do flu shots. A friend of mine's daughter almost died years ago from I guess it was an allergic reaction. Another had a coworker at a hospital who still has trouble walking (last I talked to him) as a result of hers. Measles I can understand given the risk exposure from not getting it, but flu shots no thanks.

lpolovets 7y ago

To be clear I think it's well within their right to publish whatever (legal) content they want to publish. But also well within subscribers' rights to react positively or negatively to these content choices. FWIW I very rarely boycott anything, but I suspended my Netflix account when I learned about the Goop show. In my mind, promoting junk science is very dangerous because it leads people to pursue non-cures for problems that continue to escalate in the absence of legitimate treatments.