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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by timeeater on Thursday December 10, 2020 @08:13AM (#25373308)
So now you are in favor of censoring things? I don't think the likes of YouTube are very typical for totalitarian states.

The propaganda by totalitarian states is an entirely different beasts, it reaches into all walks of life.

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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by varjag on Thursday December 10, 2020 @08:37AM (#25373530)
It's you who brought up totalitarian states, I cede to you defeating your own point.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by timeeater on Thursday December 10, 2020 @09:25AM (#25373970)
I said "we would all live in totalitarian states", and I also doubt your totalitarian state was created by YouTube propaganda.

I'm more worried about the censorship leading to totalitarian states than extremist YouTube channels.

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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by varjag on Thursday December 10, 2020 @09:48AM (#25374195)
Most totalitarian states predate YT and other forms of social media, so this is irrelevant. Now that they are here, they use it to fullest extent.
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Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio... by timeeater on Friday December 11, 2020 @03:13AM (#25383536)
It's not irrelevant, as the discussion is about alleged effects of free speech on YouTube in the present time.
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