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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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