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> Movie, TV and Music production companies, as well as book publishers… were severely limiting free speech according to their own policies We’ve been casually
by fourside 1y ago
> Movie, TV and Music production companies, as well as book publishers… were severely limiting free speech according to their own policies
We’ve been casually throwing around the phrase “free speech” so much that it seems to have lost its meaning. Free speech was never about guaranteeing anyone and everyone a platform and an audience. At least within the context of US law, it’s about expressing ideas without government persecution, with some limits.
It’s an important distinction because now it seems some people are less concerned about the government protecting these rights and more about making sure they can still host videos on Youtube.
- andy_ppp 1y agoI understand but language is a moving and changing target, I think businesses like YouTube having as much power as they do is extremely problematic. Maybe I don't mean regulation, maybe some kind of citizens assembly that can make recommendations and enforce creators rights against the powerful... could maybe call it a Union of Creators or potentially something shorter?
- carlosjobim 1y agoHow much free speech do you have in practice if you are not allowed to use the airwaves, the printing presses, or the recording equipment? You then have the free speech of the pre-industrial age, while others enjoy their free speech in the modern age. No matter what, YouTube and social media enables more people to express themselves to an audience than ever before. In practice, social media brings free speech to the modern mass society, in a way that was very lacking before.