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Re:YouTube bans Steve Bannon's podcast channel by TameAntelope on Monday January 11, 2021 @10:21AM (#25730058)
The point you're trying to make isn't actually one anyone (rational) is trying to disagree with. Obviously (IMO) differing viewpoints should be allowed to coexist.

The problem is that you're not really addressing the actual issue, which is whether or not I can enter into agreements or not contingent on my own actions.

If I can, then it's fair for the other party of that agreement to exercise that part of the agreement and end our relationship. If I can't, then I'm not allowed agency over my own actions, nor is the other party...

Are you suggesting that groups shouldn't create terms of use that are contingent on how a service is used?

Re:YouTube bans Steve Bannon's podcast channel by sneak on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:05PM (#25733016)
Terms of use are not legally binding, they are simply a courtesy.

A service can today kick you off without your having ever violated the terms of use they publish.

To answer your question, our society presently restricts several types of businesses from either offering or not offering service to certain groups in various circumstances. This wouldn't really be any more of a stretch than preventing the electric company from denying you service.

Re:YouTube bans Steve Bannon's podcast channel by TameAntelope on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:12PM (#25733143)
I don't think anything I said was related to legality, but I apologize if I wasn't clear about that. Agreements between people are definitely enforced by legal means, but agreements between people are also a moral question about honesty -- will you do what you said you'd do?

But what I hear you saying is that society should not allow people to enter into agreements that would be conditional on what they use that service for, is that right?

If so, I strongly disagree.

I should be allowed to enter into agreements based on how I behave, and I expect people I enter into agreements with to abide by what they claimed they'd do, including if they agreed ahead of time that it was up to me to evaluate their behavior and judge for myself when to stop allowing them access to my service.

To deny me this right would be a violation of the concept of ownership, which I believe is a critical aspect of modern society.

This is a different discussion if you don't think people can own things (which is a fair argument, though I would have disagreements as well).