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by happytiger 998 days ago
We call that a conviction and a system of law for this. We should use it. I don’t think private corporations that are monopolies should decide who can speak and who cannot. Obviously they can protect their business, but then they shouldn’t be allowed to be universally dominant in a technology category like video.
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lesuorac 998 days ago
The fact that Russel Brand hasn't been gifted a cable channel is a real shame isn't it.

Or do you just mean YouTube when you say video?

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happytiger 997 days ago
Oh I’m sorry I wasn’t even thinking about legacy media on that one.

I meant video as in YouTube is UGC video as a content type as they as so market dominant.

The evidence against him is compelling. I just worry that this kind of deplatforming is becoming so normalized I can’t imagine it not becoming a ready political weapon and having a great many unintended concequences.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66838794

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