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A comment on YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private forum, appeals court rules. Parent comment

Re:YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private foru... by anon73044 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:25AM (#22434636)
It's Google's platform, they're not the stewards of reality and are free to censor whatever they want.
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Re:YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private foru... by creaghpatr on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:26AM (#22434646)
Freedom to censor being a legal right?
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Re:YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private foru... by 0xffff2 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:36AM (#22434785)
Yes. Free speech is just as much about your right to keep your mouth shut as it is the right to open it.
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Re:YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private foru... by belltaco on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:55AM (#22435026)
Yes, just like the freedom to spread fake news and twisted facts that PragerU is using.
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Re:YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private foru... by shadowgovt on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:40AM (#22434842)
Freedom of the press is a legal right recognized in the US, yes.
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Re:YouTube can restrict PragerU because it is a private foru... by anoncake on Thursday February 27, 2020 @11:34AM (#22434756)
Yes because some people don't actually care about freedom, they just think it's important that the people that reduce it weren't elected.
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