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A comment on YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud. Parent comment

Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by uoaei on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:08PM (#25362887)
Low-effort what-if scenarios don't deserve much consideration.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by the_optimist on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:25PM (#25363213)
Can you clarify your theory? Is it specifically the amount of effort that determines legal consideration?
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by uoaei on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:32PM (#25363317)
It's the same concern that Google is addressing.

Anyone can make claims. No one is required to give them a platform if there's no reason to take anything they say seriously. Until they present well-reasoned and informed arguments, they should be and are ignored by rational people.

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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by starbugs on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:37PM (#25363395)
Have you ever looked through the content on YouTube?
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by uoaei on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @02:47PM (#25363600)
Discretion is discretion. If you disagree, get hired by Google and change it.
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