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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by aww_dang on Friday April 24, 2020 @12:31AM (#22964659)
>'The armchair libertarians...Hayek fairy tale...'

This is noxious.

>'YouTube is part of a private company. They're under no obligation to...'

This is the free-market, libertarian position.

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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by SquishyPanda23 on Friday April 24, 2020 @08:33AM (#22967256)
> This is noxious.

Sure my tone could have been much better. You have a good point.

But political dogmatism is also noxious. Personally I think HN is at its worst when discussions get derailed into a dogmatic recital of political cliches.

> This is the free-market, libertarian position

Right, I'm deliberately framing the issue that way.

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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly co... by La1n on Friday April 24, 2020 @05:57AM (#22966354)
>This is the free-market, libertarian position.

It is the status quo. Which in this case is free-market.

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