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Well then we can all furrow our brows and move on. If you simply find YT distasteful, don’t use it.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
"You simply find DuPont distasteful don't use plastics". "If you simply find the treatment of warehouse workers distasteful don't buy anything online" Just because someone or something's actions are within the letter of the law doesn't mean they are exempt from criticism.
- myaccounthaha 5y ago
  You didn't answer the question - Do you want someone to regulate them?
  - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    I didn't answer the question because it was a non-sequitur and it was obvious the question was being asked in bad faith to trip me up, like a cop who asks how many drinks you had after you just told him you hadn't had anything to drink. I don't have a strong opinion on the matter. If someone were to do a good job regulating them and make the situation better I'd approve. If someone were to do a bad job and make things worse I'd disapprove.
    - IgorPartola 5y ago
      So your solution is for someone else to come up with a solution which you would find satisfactory by criteria you are unwilling to provide? Whether regulation should stop YT from doing this is a legitimate question. Nothing else will prevent it. Observe that the government telling a private company what they must host on their platform is potentially more dangerous than the government telling a private company to take down a piece of content (neither of these are happening here but if we entertain the notion of regulating YT then these are to be considered).
      - goldenbikeshed 5y ago
        Break up YouTube into multiple companies, each only allowed to operate in one country. Then break up YouTube US into at least 5 more companies. Monopolies are bad, mmmkay?
        IgorPartola 5y ago
        So as a denizen of the US I won’t be able to access Canadian YouTube?
        goldenbikeshed 5y ago
        That's for Canadian YouTube to decide in accordance with Canadian laws.
        IgorPartola 5y ago
        So you are advocating for every country to do what China is doing with their great firewall, or at least to have the ability to do so?

"You simply find DuPont distasteful don't use plastics". "If you simply find the treatment of warehouse workers distasteful don't buy anything online" Just because someone or something's actions are within the letter of the law doesn't mean they are exempt from criticism.

myaccounthaha 5y ago
You didn't answer the question - Do you want someone to regulate them?
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  I didn't answer the question because it was a non-sequitur and it was obvious the question was being asked in bad faith to trip me up, like a cop who asks how many drinks you had after you just told him you hadn't had anything to drink. I don't have a strong opinion on the matter. If someone were to do a good job regulating them and make the situation better I'd approve. If someone were to do a bad job and make things worse I'd disapprove.
  - IgorPartola 5y ago
    So your solution is for someone else to come up with a solution which you would find satisfactory by criteria you are unwilling to provide? Whether regulation should stop YT from doing this is a legitimate question. Nothing else will prevent it. Observe that the government telling a private company what they must host on their platform is potentially more dangerous than the government telling a private company to take down a piece of content (neither of these are happening here but if we entertain the notion of regulating YT then these are to be considered).
    - goldenbikeshed 5y ago
      Break up YouTube into multiple companies, each only allowed to operate in one country. Then break up YouTube US into at least 5 more companies. Monopolies are bad, mmmkay?
      - IgorPartola 5y ago
        So as a denizen of the US I won’t be able to access Canadian YouTube?
        goldenbikeshed 5y ago
        That's for Canadian YouTube to decide in accordance with Canadian laws.
        IgorPartola 5y ago
        So you are advocating for every country to do what China is doing with their great firewall, or at least to have the ability to do so?