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Youtube is a monopoly (70% control or more is a monopoly). Monopolists do not have the same legal rights that non monopolists have to use their own discretion,
by tomohawk 3y ago
Youtube is a monopoly (70% control or more is a monopoly). Monopolists do not have the same legal rights that non monopolists have to use their own discretion, since to allow them to do that would allow them to push everyone around. For example, a utility monopoly cannot turn off the power to your house if they don't like your social media posts.
A monopoly such as Youtube that controls the public square that involves important constitutional rights should be forced to make provision to protect those rights.
There are also important societal concerns. If youtube existed while the Nazis were exterminating Jews and others, and someone smuggled out videos of what was going on, would it be a good thing for youtube to censor those videos and not allow them to be shown? Youtube obviously has important responsibilities given its monopoly status and if they are not willing to live up to them they should be directed to live up to them.