YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content

Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by robbedpeter on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @01:04PM (#28696595)

Massive social media platforms are blurring the lines of what public communication means in context of the public square.

We need careful consideration on both sides, and it's disingenuous to pretend that they're simply a private business and that we can treat them as if they aren't effectively virtual public squares that dwarf anything in the real world in scale and reach.

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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by jasonlaramburu on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @01:12PM (#28696723)

>it's disingenuous to pretend that they're simply a private business and that we can treat them as if they aren't effectively virtual public squares

Recognized public squares (eg the National Mall) are protected by regulation. Is that really what people want for Youtube?

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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al... by shadilay on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @01:49PM (#28697304)

I would settle for a breakup of the tech monopolies. In the absence of market competition regulation is required.

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