YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm'

Re:YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk... by RobotToaster on Saturday November 08, 2025 @05:38AM (#45855717)

> they’re the ones who set this up to work this way.

Who lobbied for it to work that way? I'm assuming google aren't entirely innocent here.

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Re:YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk... by ninkendo on Saturday November 08, 2025 @06:20AM (#45855903)

The DMCA is from 1998. I don’t think Larry and Sergei were taking a break from inventing google so they could lobby congress from their Stanford dorm room.

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Re:YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk... by smw on Saturday November 08, 2025 @06:24AM (#45855921)

Google had only been founded a month before, I don't think they had vast lobbying powers yet!

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Re:YouTube Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk... by zeven7 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @09:37AM (#45856915)

From what I remember Google fought against DMCA abuse by media companies and lost.

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