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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by skissane on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:05PM (#23227698)
> In some conversations bad actors can gain more power in a debate using misleading information than a good actor can by using the truth.

Can "actors" be neatly divided into "good" and "bad"? Who decides who is a "good actor" and who is a "bad actor"? Your judgement of who is "good" and "bad" may well differ from mine.

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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by mike_d on Monday May 18, 2020 @04:13PM (#23227775)
> Your judgement of who is "good" and "bad" may well differ from mine.

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by kortilla on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @12:08AM (#23231191)
Usually that only works if you ignore the definition of terrorism.
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Re:Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube by ric2b on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @08:16AM (#23233985)
What is the definition?
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