> I don’t want youtube to be in charge of deciding what is credible or not. YouTube has to make these decisions because there's no one else willing or able to

> I don’t want youtube to be in charge of deciding what is credible or not. YouTube has to make these decisions because there's no one else willing or able to do the job. If the government established a Department of Social Media to do the same work, HN would be losing its mind over government censorship. And if YouTube does nothing at all, it ends up hosting terrorist recruiting videos and instructional videos on how much bleach to drink to kill coronavirus. You might be uncomfortable with the role of big tech companies in moderating content but, until you can provide an alternative, your discomfort does not override the imperative to save human lives.