[javajosh]

YouTube is NOT the government. If Rand Paul was arrested for his speech, that would be a violation of his First Amendment rights and wrong. The right to speak does not compel a private platform to carry that speech.

Certainly Fox News gives RP and his ilk plenty of opportunity to spread their harmful propaganda. So it's not like, even in a practical sense, his ability to express himself has been curtailed.

[lp0_on_fire]

> Certainly Fox News gives RP and his ilk

Tell us how you really feel about people on the right.

Something tells me you'd be singing a different story if it were someone you agreed with.

[treeman79]

Lincoln was not even on the ballet In several states. That lead to a civil war.s

We are reaching/past the point where open speech is no longer allowed. That makes next steps scary.

[rat87]

YouTube doing the right thing and banning some stupid misinformation is nowhere near civil war.

[treeman79]

Misinformation is the excuse. This is banning a political party on whatever reason they think they can get away with.

[selimthegrim]

Rand Paul is the GOP now? You might want to tell Trump that.

[AnimalMuppet]

Well, they're also banning Trump...

(Different "they", though - Twitter. But Twitter was Trump's main medium. Anyway, point is, once you raise the topic, yeah, it looks like treeman79 actually does have a bit of evidence on his side...)

[rat87]

he does not.

They're not banning a political party at all. They are banning some individuals for breaking the terms of service.