While I generally agree that censorship is not ideal, I think one big issue here is that YouTube is already in the business of influencing what is watched on th

While I generally agree that censorship is not ideal, I think one big issue here is that YouTube is already in the business of influencing what is watched on their platform. Popular content is recommended more. In effect, content becomes click bait that's meant to invoke emotions. I think some blame can be put on YouTube for driving people to listen to fanatics, so this seems like an effort to right that wrong. I'm not a fan of popularity-driven recommendations unless they're from a community like HN that has a high-bar for useful content.