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In the case of YouTube, though, isn't this a decision made not by the state but by a corporate entity? In the case of China, censorship is top-down, whereas man
by kashunstva 5y ago
In the case of YouTube, though, isn't this a decision made not by the state but by a corporate entity? In the case of China, censorship is top-down, whereas many of the corporate pull-outs from Russia are being driven differently. It's possible that that governmental pressure has been applied to YouTube, but the article doesn't specifically mention it. If Russian state media wants to get its word out despite the YouTube ban, it's free to seek other means of distribution, whereas the distribution of prohibited content in China is still subject to government restriction.
- droptablemain 5y agoIn this case the corporation is acting as a proxy for the U.S. government. Banning RT just moves RT watchers over to Rumble, Odysee, etc.
- spacemanmatt 5y ago> In this case the corporation is acting as a proxy for the U.S. government. [citation needed]
- zardo 5y agoRT reports on the details here. https://youtube.com/watch?v=lbvPNI7nYJ0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=lbvPNI7nYJ0
- spacemanmatt 5y agoYou're accusing an American company of secretly acting on government orders with RT as your source? I just...nope.
- mardifoufs 5y agoYou missed the joke.
- spacemanmatt 5y agoNot everything deadpanned is funny.
- GauntletWizard 5y agoI can't load that, it's blocked by Youtube.