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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by Buldak on Saturday March 24, 2018 @05:10PM (#16668961)
What surprised me is that the move seemed preemptive. I've followed a lot of gun control coverage lately (and support gun control myself) without seeing anyone demand that YouTube ban gun videos. Who is asking for this? Have I just not noticed?
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by barry-cotter on Saturday March 24, 2018 @07:22PM (#16669627)
I’d be surprised if there was anyone on Google’s board who didn’t support repealing the second amendment. Why would they need outside encouragement to ban something they hate when a plausible reason for doing so comes up?
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by naasking on Saturday March 24, 2018 @08:24PM (#16669879)
The fact that you think executives make decisions based on what they hate is a little naive, I think. YouTube removing these videos is a business decision, probably for political PR based on how the winds are blowing.
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by jadedhacker on Sunday March 25, 2018 @02:23AM (#16671039)
The fact that no one asked for this censorship is most worrying. It's a demonstration that unaccountable executives can reshape social discourse at a whim. At least with mob rule there has to be a mob first!
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by naasking on Monday March 26, 2018 @02:25PM (#16681191)
Executives are accountable to their shareholders and their customers. As I said, this is why they started censoring, because they know their target demographic/younger audiences' views on this topic.
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