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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 concordDance on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:27AM (#25372099)
Allowing governments and corporations to be that filter is incredibly dangerous given how much the interests of those institutions and individuals can diverge from yours.

Though admittedly, it might not be much worse than the current system (the interests of news orgs definitely diverge from yours).

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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by starfallg on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:24PM (#25380723)
Government has certain duties, but the media should absolutely be held to certain standards by the public. We (as in the public) can't just allow media outlets to spout lies completely contrary to the truth. Free speech is protection from government interference. But the public absolutely should be able to seek redress from bad media, including those that facilitate bad actors.
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