A service used by literally billions of people is a propaganda machine for those that control it. It is not a private platform anymore. Youtube can influence public opinion in one way or another by simply manipulating their ranking algorithm. I know it's probably hard to choke down, but YouTube can swing elections and change policy with a click of a button. There are significant regulations on television. We can apply these same regulations to YouTube.

It would be extremely naive to not believe that YouTube not only knows they have this level of control, but are actively seeking to exploit it. Assuming they are a rational actor this is precisely what they would be doing.

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What I am saying is simply this: if their aim is to remove controversial characters then remove all of them. If they selectively ban controversial characters that identify with only one side of the horseshoe, then they are manipulating public opinion.

What a strange comment.

Is David Icke a right winger? A nut and probably an anti-Semite ya, I would agree with that.

Would it be ok then for left wing nuts to get the boot also? Or only certain political leanings get booted with the cheering section saying "good"!

It is always only the people that I dont agree with. If you censor other people is totalitarianism and a scandal. That is why I laugh when techies criticize politicians. As abysmal and corrupt as the politicians are I would prefer 100 times to live in this world compared to one ruled by "benevolent" techies. Can you imagine, Facebook, Google, the Ycombinator partners, Thiel and company setting the rules and managing the government? Shudders!