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The point is that youtube is not an absolute authority and truth reference. So when they decide what is misinformation they position themselves above public scr

The point is that youtube is not an absolute authority and truth reference. So when they decide what is misinformation they position themselves above public scrutiny. It's not that the masses are dumb or smart. The few deciders from Youtube are not truth dispensers that we should all trust above all else.

CyanBird 6y ago
And the few people on the editorial boards of selected news papers or wherever are? Do I need to mention the "kicking babies out of incubators", or the "Iraq has chemical weapons" bits? Do you honestly prefer to give the manufacture of consent machinery to the exact same people that had it before hand? The very reason why people don't trust the media is because the old "guardians of the news" thoroughly failed at their supposed mission
- hef19898 6y ago
  That is a serious problem. Media, traditional media in print and TV and so on, has failings. Problem with all the fake news crying from certain people, it is hard to call these failings out. And the fake news crowd has some truth to point to. And that makes propaganda so much more powerfull, the most powerful lies contain a grain of truth.
- crististm 6y ago
  The editors of those selected papers are not truth fountains either. They at least have the backbone to sign and suffer if need be.
gitrog 6y ago
> So when they decide what is misinformation they position themselves above public scrutiny. But aren't Youtube doing this specifically because of pressure from government?
- lemming 6y ago
  In the US? I doubt it. The US is currently pushing COVID-19 misinformation from the very top.
- hef19898 6y ago
  Which one? The current US admin? The EU, and if so which country? China? The UN? Just asking, you know.
- CyanBird 6y ago
  > doing this specifically because No, more like reducing risks to their brand. Covid is historic and will soil the public image of all these ones whom don't take it as the public health hazard that it is YouTube is simply minimizing brand risks which can very easily escalate into costly legislative fights, therefore they are maximizing profits on an uncertain time They decided this move is less damaging to them than not doing it

CyanBird 6y ago

And the few people on the editorial boards of selected news papers or wherever are? Do I need to mention the "kicking babies out of incubators", or the "Iraq has chemical weapons" bits? Do you honestly prefer to give the manufacture of consent machinery to the exact same people that had it before hand? The very reason why people don't trust the media is because the old "guardians of the news" thoroughly failed at their supposed mission

hef19898 6y ago
That is a serious problem. Media, traditional media in print and TV and so on, has failings. Problem with all the fake news crying from certain people, it is hard to call these failings out. And the fake news crowd has some truth to point to. And that makes propaganda so much more powerfull, the most powerful lies contain a grain of truth.
crististm 6y ago
The editors of those selected papers are not truth fountains either. They at least have the backbone to sign and suffer if need be.

gitrog 6y ago

> So when they decide what is misinformation they position themselves above public scrutiny. But aren't Youtube doing this specifically because of pressure from government?

lemming 6y ago
In the US? I doubt it. The US is currently pushing COVID-19 misinformation from the very top.
hef19898 6y ago
Which one? The current US admin? The EU, and if so which country? China? The UN? Just asking, you know.
CyanBird 6y ago
> doing this specifically because No, more like reducing risks to their brand. Covid is historic and will soil the public image of all these ones whom don't take it as the public health hazard that it is YouTube is simply minimizing brand risks which can very easily escalate into costly legislative fights, therefore they are maximizing profits on an uncertain time They decided this move is less damaging to them than not doing it