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Re:YouTube announcement on content policies by jschwartzi on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:46PM (#25674427)
Nothing is stopping the Russian government from doing that today, so I don't see why it matters.

I could say the same thing about your ask that YouTube allow a free-for-all on their platform but that's only because I'm witnessing the logical conclusion here in the US. We have to do something different or these events will repeat themselves.

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Re:YouTube announcement on content policies by s3tz on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:48PM (#25674471)
Maybe the path of least resistance isn't the best answer. This sets a very dangerous precedent.
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Re:YouTube announcement on content policies by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday January 07, 2021 @12:56PM (#25674588)
I think we've pretty conclusively proven that there's no non-dangerous option available. Maybe this isn't the best answer, but speaking as someone who's very consistently opposed these kinds of content policies in the past, I no longer think it's tenable to take a hard line against information control here.
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