Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:25PM
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"Radicalization" in this context refers to participation in a currently active and well-known plot to overthrow democracy in the United States. It's not exactly a hypothetical here.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by wooger on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:28PM
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Yes, election fraud would be a plot to overthrow democracy wouldn't it.
Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by ericd on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:50PM
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What evidence have they put forth that makes you think they have a real case for meaningful amounts of fraud? Because from where I’m sitting, it’s really obvious they’re grasping at any straw they can find.
Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by throwaway897425 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:58PM
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So would a coordinated effort to convince the populace that an honestly-elected president is illegitimate.
Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:48PM
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See, this is the kind of thing that makes it impossible for me to maintain my general opposition to censorship here. The president is publicly calling for the election to be overturned, reaching out to state governors and asking them to please over turn the election for him - and a lot of smart, well-meaning people are stuck in an information bubble where this is just a legitimate process raising legitimate concerns about election fraud. That has to be addressed, and I just haven't seen any suggestions for popping the bubble other than censoring it out of all the popular places.
I was sympathetic to the ideas floating around in early November, that the issue would go away once we let all the legal processes play out. But they have played out, the votes are all certified, and nothing's changed.