[guscost]

Maybe we need to have a discussion about what kinds of trolling and spam should be legal. And if you have a problem with that stuff, why doesn’t the current state of YouTube comments bother you just as much as this idea?

> I don't understand what worldview leads to the conclusion that any moderation of a private platform by a private entity is equivalent to government censorship.

I didn’t say “government censorship”.

[marcinzm]

I prefer the current state to having the government literally kick down my door for "trolling" someone online.

[guscost]

Swatting, doxing, and harassment are all forms of trolling. It can have lethal consequences, and these are already variously illegal for good reasons.

[akersten]

You are more comfortable with the government regulating what kind of trolling is legal (an actual, on its face violation of the 1st Amendment), than you are with YouTube removing a gore video for violating their community guidelines?

This is the most bizarre take on libertarian free speech absolutism that I've heard all week.

[guscost]

Hey, I said it was controversial.