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Every platform censors to at least some degree or they wouldn't continue existing as a platform. What matters to most folks is the degree of censorship. As YouT
by JohnTHaller 6y ago
Every platform censors to at least some degree or they wouldn't continue existing as a platform. What matters to most folks is the degree of censorship. As YouTube is beholden to advertisers, it's kind of akin to cable TV in terms of what will and won't be shown.
- herostratus101 6y agoYou can have a fairly minimal degree of censorship limited to actual criminal speech. There's no reason why platforms can't adopt that as their standard.
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoExcept that they would then be taken over by spammers and trolls. They might see that as a problem.
- chillwaves 6y agoThere is a reason, it's called money, which is why these platforms exist.