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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by phs318u on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:31PM (#25367038)
Visiting friends = Skype/Zoom/Teams/etc != YouTube

Gathering in a public space = Facebook/Twitter/Mastodon/etc != YouTube

Broadcasting = YouTube

And your last sentence about leftists/right-wingers and double-standards is demonstrably false. There have been just as many protests by pro-Trump/anti-lockdown/stop-the-steal groups as there have about BLM/count-the-votes protests. Both have attracted varying levels of police action (BLM the most by my assessment), and both have had various levels of pro/anti discussion/criticism in the media (depending on which you read). On the last point, freedom of assembly does not equal freedom from criticism.

EDITED: to fix formatting.

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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by fsflover on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @06:35PM (#25367095)
> Broadcasting = YouTube

Youtube is a distributed (as in "many people") media, which is essential for democracy. In some countries, it's the only source of truth about the politics.

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