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YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

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Re: YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

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It turns out that it's much easier than anyone thought to end freedom of speech in the United States. If no one cares about the Constitution, then it's just paper. Trump sanctions the International Criminal Court and anyone who provides evidence to it, and now pro-Palestinian groups can't post videos of Israeli abuse on YouTube. The First Amendment is nowhere to be seen.

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Re: YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

#13

It turns out that it's much easier than anyone thought to end freedom of speech in the United States. If no one cares about the Constitution, then it's just paper. Trump sanctions the International Criminal Court and anyone who provides evidence to it, and now pro-Palestinian groups can't post videos of Israeli abuse on YouTube. The First Amendment is nowhere to be seen.

The ICC is not a beneficiary of the Constitution, nor is YouTube bound by the Constitution. I'm unhappy for the same reasons as you, but this isn't how 1A works.

Re: YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

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post #8

It turns out that it's much easier than anyone thought to end freedom of speech in the United States. If no one cares about the Constitution, then it's just paper. Trump sanctions the International Criminal Court and anyone who provides evidence to it, and now pro-Palestinian groups can't post videos of Israeli abuse on YouTube. The First Amendment is nowhere to be seen.

Freedom of Speech has and will be suppressed by various governments, with various reasons being given. This has been going on for longer than any of us have been alive. e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918 There is nothing unique about what is happening now.

A peculiar bit of whataboutism.

Re: YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

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post #11

That's why we have Peertube and your personal (not hosted by a corp) website. It's amazing how people forgot to use the internet in exchange for "easier" UX.

I don't think it's about UX at this point. It's more about critical mass. Unfortunately, YouTube is where the videos and audience are... yes, it's a Catch-22 situation.

Re: YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

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post #11

That's why we have Peertube and your personal (not hosted by a corp) website. It's amazing how people forgot to use the internet in exchange for "easier" UX.

>It's amazing how people forgot to use the internet in exchange for "easier" UX.

What's so amazing here? This a normal and expected human behaviour.

>forgot to use the internet

What does this even mean in this context?

Re: YouTube erased more than 700 videos documenting Israeli human rights violations

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more than 700 genocide video's ,confirmed to have been removed, with countless others, errased, along with the person who took the video too quickly to be noticed. the strong implication is that utube has dedicated resources and staff working 24/7 to do this, or has allowed "outside" entities privlages to do so. though given the demographics in the NYC race, real support for the genocide is weak.
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