> I don’t really understand the argument that taking away free speech will somehow prevent acts of violence. No one is taking away free speech in this case, th

> I don’t really understand the argument that taking away free speech will somehow prevent acts of violence. No one is taking away free speech in this case, that's where I think people are talking past each other. Isn't not allowing videos on your platform also a form of freedom of speech? The senators are simply urging YouTube to exercise their freedom of speech to run fact-checked, non-crackpot videos on their platform. Why do you want to force YouTube to carry videos of bizarre conspiracy theorists on their (private) platform? If the Senators ordered YouTube (or indeed, Fox News) to suppress specific videos, that would indeed be taking away free speech.