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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by dTal on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:14PM (#25369197)
You seem rather confident of that. Engaging bad ideas gives them volume, legitimacy, momentum. Sidelining them is a powerful response.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by colordrops on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:59PM (#25369517)
Until you are the one sidelined.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by niwork on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:36AM (#25372175)
That sounds nice in practice, but in our post-truth, post-evidence world I am not sure what else we can do. It's impossible to dissuade some of these people and many people viewing YouTube are vulnerable to falling for their bullshit.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by GreenHeuristics on Thursday December 10, 2020 @01:06AM (#25370351)
Great! I will then sideline all your ideas from now on.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by ntsplnkv2 on Friday December 11, 2020 @12:14AM (#25382552)
You already do.

You can't consume every possible idea. You automatically filter them, most of it subconsciously, just like everyone else.

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