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Re:People who document violent extremism are being shut down... by kthejoker2 on Friday June 07, 2019 @05:43AM (#20123012)
So .. Forcing other people to pay to host your "not cheap" content is okay?

Maybe I can use my neighbor's power to operate a giant billboard with my personal views? I mean, it's not cheap, but I really think my POV deserves the largest possible platform.

Anything less is effectively my neighbor censoring me.

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Re:People who document violent extremism are being shut down... by jmkni on Friday June 07, 2019 @07:12AM (#20123373)
I'm not trying to say that anything is/isn't ok, I'm directly replying to:

> Set up your own website and host the content. Nobody is removing that ability.

In practice, things might not be that simple.

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Re:People who document violent extremism are being shut down... by kthejoker2 on Friday June 07, 2019 @08:42AM (#20123950)
What is your proposed alternative?

And this is a strawman anyway, there are plenty of sites that let you post video content without these same sorts of policies.

And if they don't have the network effects of YouTube, boo hoo.

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