Re:YouTube reinstates Right Wing Watch
by apostacy on Monday June 28, 2021 @10:13PM
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Yes, because right now it is effectively Google having a pretext to remove whatever they want, by only selectively overriding moderation.
Just yesterday, a group posting Xinjiang videos was censored from YouTube.[1]
Are their videos going to be reinstated? Unlikely. They will have to try their luck on some obscure platform
Imagine if you had video evidence of human rights abuses (lots of people do), just hope that you can raise enough outrage quickly enough before it gets flagged and removed.
I know that Google and Facebook are private platforms, but that should not excuse them covering for genocidal maniacs.[2]
Just yesterday, a group posting Xinjiang videos was censored from YouTube.[1]
Are their videos going to be reinstated? Unlikely. They will have to try their luck on some obscure platform
Imagine if you had video evidence of human rights abuses (lots of people do), just hope that you can raise enough outrage quickly enough before it gets flagged and removed.
I know that Google and Facebook are private platforms, but that should not excuse them covering for genocidal maniacs.[2]
[1]: https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-youtube-takes-d...
[2]: https://www.propublica.org/article/sheryl-sandberg-and-top-f...