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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by xxpor on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:51PM (#25362515)
Why does the public get to decide what a private company hosts?
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by friendlybus on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:05PM (#25362848)
They do via proxy of government laws. The public vs megacorp is not a balanced relationship anyway and will eventually get regulated.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by djfobbz on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @01:59PM (#25362716)
Actually, shareholders do get a say in what a publicly traded company hosts!
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by xxpor on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:03PM (#25362786)
That's not the public. But I'm fine with owners of a company deciding what they would like to host.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by jpttsn on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @03:33PM (#25364427)
It often does. You want it to, in many cases.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by wolco2 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:24PM (#25363194)
Because this publically traded company (not private) invites the public to view and share content. Now the public is voicing concern over who they are censoring.

If Google doesn't like it they are free to shutdown the service.

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