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Eh, I don’t think that’s the point the OP is making and is something we’ve heard ad nauseum during the pandemic. Google controls what appears on YouTube. That’

Eh, I don’t think that’s the point the OP is making and is something we’ve heard ad nauseum during the pandemic. Google controls what appears on YouTube. That’s not really very surprising. But the idea that Google’s choices (over words or neighbourhood name) spills out into the offline world and alters it… that’s something else.

nostrebored 5y ago
Google's choices spilling out into the offline world is exactly what the GP was getting at -- by choosing to expose Youtube users to a specific type of content, Google has chosen what escapes into meatspace.
- seoaeu 5y ago
  That’s like saying that the New York Times editors’s choices spill out into the offline world because they choose what appears on the pages of the newspaper
  - Karunamon 5y ago
    Which is strictly true. Except Google has much further reach.
throwawayboise 5y ago
YouTube's primary function is to be open to the public. Anyone can go there, anyone can post videos there. They are like a mall or other privately-owned-but-publicly-open place. Google should not be censoring speech there, beyond already-illegal stuff and other content that is broadly prohibited in public places (porn, etc.)