Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown protest

Post by nemothekid » Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 7:11 PM UTC

anm89 wrote: post #8

Naval Ravikant seems to be a divisive figure here but I think he made a profound point when he discussed this topic on Joe Rogan's podcast. The point was that, as a platform, you cross a line which is very difficult to ever revert when you optionally censor your platform in response to political pressure because both sides are then forced from a game theory perspective to aggressively pursue censoring your platform i…

Post by anm89 » Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 7:13 PM UTC

iamdbtoo wrote: post #17

anm89 wrote: post #8

Naval Ravikant seems to be a divisive figure here but I think he made a profound point when he discussed this topic on Joe Rogan's podcast. The point was that, as a platform, you cross a line which is very difficult to ever revert when you optionally censor your platform in response to political pressure because both sides are then forced from a game theory perspective to aggressively pursue censoring your platform i…

> The platform ends up being collateral damage in some political war they never cared about in the first place and they can never win because no matter who they bend too, it automatically enrages the other side. To me, the fact that they don't care about it is the problem. Those companies are having issues because they have no moral or ethical compass. It's become untenable for them to remain neutral because there is…

Post by listless » Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 7:15 PM UTC

nemothekid wrote: post #21

anm89 wrote: post #8

Naval Ravikant seems to be a divisive figure here but I think he made a profound point when he discussed this topic on Joe Rogan's podcast. The point was that, as a platform, you cross a line which is very difficult to ever revert when you optionally censor your platform in response to political pressure because both sides are then forced from a game theory perspective to aggressively pursue censoring your platform i…

> Their only winning move was to stay neutral and do nothing but comply with legal requests. No? This narrative is a bit ahistorical - and it's fueled by this idea that hyperliberal boogeyman started censoring everything. If you look at what happened in 2017, Google started "censoring" things because advertisers threatened to boycott . The platforms couldn't stay neutral because advertisers became more and more conce…

Post by throwawayswede » Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 7:16 PM UTC

ipaddr wrote: post #20

throwawayswede wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True. It's definitely not enough to send people off their loops. But hopefully it's a step in the right direction. My prediction is that in the next 2 to 3 years more detail will emerge on the massive scam that is lockdowns. I don't expect people to go back and evaluate their behavior towards others who did not believe the media scam (from people being aggressive towards people deciding not to wear mask for example),…

Youtube classified this as "misinformation". They have the power to crush any voice and they are. I hope a crisis takes some power away from them.

Post by kristofferR » Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 7:17 PM UTC

ipaddr wrote: post #20

throwawayswede wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

True. It's definitely not enough to send people off their loops. But hopefully it's a step in the right direction. My prediction is that in the next 2 to 3 years more detail will emerge on the massive scam that is lockdowns. I don't expect people to go back and evaluate their behavior towards others who did not believe the media scam (from people being aggressive towards people deciding not to wear mask for example),…

Youtube classified this as "misinformation". They have the power to crush any voice and they are. I hope a crisis takes some power away from them.