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Thanks for the well-wishes. I'm a bit confused here: "YouTube filtering slurs and hateful memes" "I didn't call it a slur." "And thus, when the rallying cry
by arduanika 6y ago
Thanks for the well-wishes.
I'm a bit confused here:
"YouTube filtering slurs and hateful memes"
"I didn't call it a slur."
"And thus, when the rallying cry is sounded for the non-event of a crude slur being censored..."
Are you calling it a slur or not?
Also, good catch -- above I mistyped "crybaby" when I meant "crybully". I can't stand watching an totalitarian party like the CCP hide its crimes behind this language of anti-bigotry, all this "slurs and hateful memes" business to silence criticism. The oppressor gets to play a victim role, and it all feels topsy-turvy.
Of course, if this ploy backfires and forces the CCP's critics to hone their arguments to the level of discourse you and I both love on HN (and which you seem to think is within reach for YouTube), that's great, everyone wins.
And you're right, "b.s." was a too harsh and probably violates the guidelines. Retracted.
"what I agree is a problem: a government that forces citizens to literally watch their backs after they voice their mind is influencing countries and companies abroad"
It's hard for me not to be hateful and angry about it, as you've recognized. It's hard to know what people can do when no employee at any multinational company, in any jurisdiction, is free to speak out publicly without fear of retaliation. I sympathize with people going around posting this phrase, even if it's low effort and stinks a little of regional prejudice and of less democratic times in Taiwan's history.
I'm curious, what do you think are the best tactics counteract the CCP clout? What could those YouTube posters be doing instead?
- exo-pla-net 6y agoIt's not a slur. Some slurs are also filtered, and I'm suggesting we ignore this petty and generally positive censorship. A more effective approach for anti-CCP activists would be to spam a short, compelling sentence regarding one of CCP's questionable activities, followed by, "Read more here: <multilingual article with citations>". If that lucid and informative spam got taken down, I'd also be up in arms. I myself invested time in online activism regarding Hong Kong. "Communist bandits", however, is worse than useless. Censor/filter away the low effort and unproductive stupidity, not the substantiative information.