Not getting ad revenue is not having your video shut down. Set up patreon if you want income making "more CO2 is good, actually" videos (you probably should regardless of content).
People have been deplatformed from Patreon for unpopular opinions too.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/patreon-sargon-of-akkad-jorda...
What about when Patreon demonetizes the content?
I tend to agree. Demonetizing them and barring them from promoting any other products should be enough to discourage those crooks who don't believe themselves in flat Earth, but make videos, books and merchandise about it to cash on gullible users.
It's not strawman, it's on the same level in the science spectrum as decisively not scientific at all. It's meant to (hopefully) help them understand how stupid of a suggestion they're proposing by offering an equally stupid example.
> The question is, should being a "flat earther" be banned from online monopolies as misinformation?
No, the question is should we reward them for their misinformation content and the answer is no.
That's not the relevant question to this discussion (and also basically a strawman).
The question is, should being a "flat earther" be banned from online monopolies as misinformation? As objectively stupid as it might be (even though I don't think anyone actually believes it) I think it would be extreme overreach to start trying to shut down youtube videos positing the earth is flat