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Re:YouTube demonetizing videos where LGBTQ keywords are said by manfredo on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @12:41PM (#21138380)
Perhaps, but if the criteria for "homophobic attacks" expands to include views that the majority of conservatives hold, then banning "homophobic attacks" just becomes a rebranded way of banning conservatives.
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Re:YouTube demonetizing videos where LGBTQ keywords are said by whateveracct on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @10:30PM (#21142999)
Fair, but on the flip side:

If the majority of conservatives hold (and try to post) homophobic views, then it seems that banning the majority of them is the right thing to do.

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Re:YouTube demonetizing videos where LGBTQ keywords are said by f1refly on Saturday October 05, 2019 @03:12PM (#21167336)
No, that's not the right thing to do. You'd be suppressing a great amount of people, whose opinions have to be reckoned with. Just because you think they hold the "wrong" opinion doesn't mean they actually do. It just differs from yours and you have to accept that (and can obviously try to convince them of your position). They have to live with your opinion as well, so that's just fair.
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