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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by tumetab1 on Monday May 18, 2020 @06:12AM (#23220511)
> private corporations taking some kind of political stance.

It's not a political stance, it's a moderation action.

Google, Facebook, etc. are just bad moderators of their platforms.

Selective enforcement of moderations policies is bad moderation. Implementing automated moderation without proper quality control is bad moderation. Implementing automated moderation without proper appeal processes is bad moderation.

The moderation policy is insane, but I think how moderation is done is even more insane.

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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by freshhawk on Monday May 18, 2020 @07:22AM (#23221002)
Try posting something either of those companies care about (I don't mean copyrighted stuff that can be automated) and see how fast it gets taken down.

Given that there is selective attention given to different political subjects it is by definition a political stance.

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