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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by cheph on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:32AM (#24786971)
> I think the idea is to censor untrue and dangerous ideas rather than unpopular ideas.

I would definitely agree that if all viewpoints except mine were eliminated the world would be a better place.

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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by hef19898 on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:42AM (#24787026)
I'd say this way of thinking is un-democratic, and deeply dangerous.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by cheph on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:51AM (#24787079)
Maybe it would help if I thought all viewpoint except mine were untrue and dangerous.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by hef19898 on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:54AM (#24787109)
Quite the contrary. Because that would make the underlying idea, but not the specific legalities, of free speech completely useless for you.
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