YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

Re:YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming... by gkop on Saturday October 23, 2021 @06:26PM (#28972983)

> but there's bigger rappers that have been peddling conspiratorial, third eye awakening wish-wash for at least 20 years.

> This is a weird video to target

So we can all agree that YT isn't arbitrarily censoring anti-authoritarian conspiracy theories, but is specifically censoring conspiracy theories related to COVID? This seems like a good thing, that they are casting a narrow net, no? Would you prefer they censor ALL anti-authoritarian conspiracy theories?

Of all the scenarios where censorship could be called for, fighting misinformation harmful to public health in a global pandemic seems like a reasonable fish to fry.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming... by whymauri on Saturday October 23, 2021 @06:51PM (#28973151)

No, I think targeting COVID conspiracies makes sense. I think this video _specifically_ is small fry compared to some with 100k-1M views peddling the same nonsense in prettier packaging. I'm thinking about podcasts, radio show recordings, stuff like PragerU -- that are arguably not art or open for interpretation, but directly trying to convince viewers to believe bullshit surrounding the vaccine, safety, and COVID.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming... by gkop on Saturday October 23, 2021 @07:02PM (#28973229)

Thanks for clarifying, makes sense.

[ Parent | on HN ]