Re:Restricted by YouTube, Gun Enthusiasts Are Taking Their V...
by chillwaves on Friday March 23, 2018 @11:10AM
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Great, but every content platform has rules and censorship. The term doesn't mean much in that context.
A private platform saying "You cannot say whatever you want on my microphone" is not censorship in any meaningful sense when you are free to pick up your own microphone.
No one says you have a right to the users on a specific platform. I can't go on CNN and start ranting, so why should I be able to say anything I want with Youtube not able to moderate the content?
It doesn't make sense. You cannot force private platforms to accept views against their economic interests and call that freedom.
If someone says you will go to jail for saying something, that is censorship.
A private platform saying "You cannot say whatever you want on my microphone" is not censorship in any meaningful sense when you are free to pick up your own microphone.
No one says you have a right to the users on a specific platform. I can't go on CNN and start ranting, so why should I be able to say anything I want with Youtube not able to moderate the content?
It doesn't make sense. You cannot force private platforms to accept views against their economic interests and call that freedom.
If someone says you will go to jail for saying something, that is censorship.