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by certnlyuncertn 1806 days ago
Is that really what we want. Most language is allowed under US law (which is a good thing imo), but does YouTube really need to allow hate speech, brigading, or astroturfing?

Clearly the line is not 'all speech that is allowed in the US'?
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em-bee 1806 days ago
the question is not which kind of speech do we want to allow, but who gets to decide that. we don't want government to decide that because its decision is absolute and leaves no room for escape, hence the laws for free speech, but the german court effectively argues that on a platform as dominant as youtube, censorship has the same impact as government censorship and should therefore be treated the same.
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anaganisk 1806 days ago
Why should YouTube allowed to dictate what hate speech means? From the country I am in, the party that must not be named is notorious in making hate speeches, and the videos are widely available on YouTube. YouTube is a private entity that positioned itself as a huge repository of public opinions and videos, it must not decide arbitrarily based on a stupid algorithm what is correct. They must be regulated.
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