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originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
I know. I was clarifying your beliefs. I've talked to you enough to know that you have a crazy unrealistic idea of applying free speech, but others may not have realized that yet.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
So then why do you frequent ATS? Every time a mod removes a post they are censoring their users according to you. If you're so principled I would think you wouldn't want to help such a company make their money.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: Southern Guardian
Yep, I say this every time--private companies should be able to do with their product what they will. (and before everyone freaks out, "private" as I used the word means "non-government owned.")
That doesn't mean that YouTube isn't censoring right-leaning content, though, it just means that they have no legal justification to treat all content the same.
I would agree, and hope that it stays that way.
I will say this, though--the more that it acts this way, though, and the things that they're doing with gun videos and the like, the bigger the chance that they will eventually go the way of Toys-R-Us, as its business model pushes more and more people to other places that offer the same products/services. Let the free-ish market sort it out.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: Krazysh0t
I have had just that exact epiphany recently.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
Then isn't it hypocritical to criticize others for agreeing with what YouTube does when you yourself are willing to forego your principles in regards to free speech?
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
But they weren't. All that happened is that their videos now require age verification before viewing.
Is it censorship if someone needs to be 18 to purchase an R rated movie or an M rated game?
No those who censor and support censorship are censors.
Don’t worry, I wouldn’t stand on your property knowing that my human rights end there.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
I discovered there are more authoritarians in the world than people are willing to admit.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
Do you guys really believe PragerU should have been censored by google?
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
I know. I was clarifying your beliefs. I've talked to you enough to know that you have a crazy unrealistic idea of applying free speech, but others may not have realized that yet.
We can only apply free speech one way or the other: Censor people or do not censor people. One is right, one is wrong. One is the foundation of democracy, the other is the foundation of totalitarianism.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
a reply to: Krazysh0t
I have had just that exact epiphany recently.