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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by shawnz on Thursday October 15, 2020 @10:41AM (#24789099)
> "I have the correct views held by the establishment, so I'm not worried about it."

If the establishment's views are strongly codified and checks and balances are in place to maintain them, is that so bad?

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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by exolymph on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:36PM (#24795060)
Yes, because you don't know what you don't know, and you won't find out if you don't allow dissent.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by shawnz on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:38PM (#24795090)
"Almost free speech" doesn't necessarily mean dissent isn't allowed
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by RikNieu on Friday October 16, 2020 @04:53AM (#24798925)
Almost. Who decides what "almost" is?
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by shawnz on Friday October 16, 2020 @08:24AM (#24800090)
Hopefully the electorate.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by exolymph on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:38PM (#24803704)
"Dissent as long as a centralized authority permits it" doesn't sound great to me!
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by shawnz on Friday October 16, 2020 @05:45PM (#24805355)
How is that different from "free speech as long as a centralized authority permits it" like you have now, besides being more specific?
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by raxxorrax on Friday October 16, 2020 @01:17AM (#24797726)
Almost free speech isn't acceptable.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by shawnz on Friday October 16, 2020 @08:27AM (#24800114)
That is the question being discussed in the thread where you are replying.
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Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation by walterbell on Thursday October 15, 2020 @11:44AM (#24789798)
If existing reality seems to "work", is it so bad to exclude non-establishment innovations, while the larger world/markets continue to compete and innovate?
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