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YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

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Re: YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

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Post by throwawayboise »

miked85 wrote: post #28
0des wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had to look up what the "Let's go Brandon" chant was; forgive me for being crass, English isn't my first language but it sounds like they're saying "Fuck Joe Biden". Judging by the comments in the video I saw, I think that is what they're actually saying rather than encouraging the young man being spoken to by the person with the microphone.

The "Let's go Brandon" thing was an almost comical attempt by the news reporter to try to cover up what the chant was.

Yes, people said the reporter was "misreporting" the chant but she was barely containing her laughter and it was clearly a joke. Everyone knew what the crowd was chanting.

Re: YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

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Post by iab »

psyc wrote: post #117
undersuit wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The art was made without issue. Distribution is not a right.

I disagree that we’re talking about rights at all. I think the issue is really norms and expectations. Do we really need to invoke the heavy hand of law and government as the ubiquitous standard for what is acceptable?

Where is law/government involved here?

Re: YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

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Post by fabianhjr »

collegeburner wrote: post #48

You want to see worse? Youtube has shadowbanned this song from search: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_F_XQrukM Search "Let's go brandon" and it should be the number 1 result, it's #23 on trending for music still, it was #1, and it peaked at #1 on itunes hiphop charts for US. But you don't get it unless you search for "let's go brandon song", which makes me think somebody messed with it.

Youtube instantly demonetized, put behind triple community warnings, and removed from search the video "The CIA is a Terrorist Organization" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2khAmMTAjI ) which was sourced only from things the CIA / US Government have formally admitted on the record as having done in the past.

Re: YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

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Post by JohnHaugeland »

throwawayboise wrote: post #149
kadoban wrote: post #91

Article goes out of its way to avoid saying what's actually in the song or video.

Does it really matter? Clearly it would be in the realm of satire or political humor, things liberals have historically been very vocal about protecting.

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Re: YouTube deletes rapper's 'Let's Go Brandon' song claiming medical misinformation

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Post by ipaddr »

undersuit wrote: post #109
ofou wrote: post #96

So, now you cannot make even art with dissident ideas. Welcome 1984!

The art was made without issue. Distribution is not a right.

Distribution in platforms or platforms themselves. If platforms abuse their power the government can enforce standards on platforms or disallow them from their country/region. Distribution is not a right for either party.

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Post by kyle_martin1 »

roenxi wrote: post #147
kyle_martin1 wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Silencing people and pretending it’s OK is not going to work. It’s a double edge sword. Because one day they’re going to silence you. The math doesn’t work out long term.

> It’s a double edge sword. Because one day they’re going to silence you. This is true, but it is an important topic so here is another angle to consider: YouTube doesn't have any tools to sift right from wrong that we don't already have, and their censors are probably only marginally more intelligent than average. They are going to get stuff really wrong from time to time, and eventually are going to censor importan…

Deciding what is right or wrong is the issue. YouTube isn’t transparent nor consistent about this. Social Media are publications due to their extreme efforts in curating content and speech topics. They need to be regulated as such.

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Post by _fat_santa »

gigatexal wrote: post #87
mancerayder wrote: post #84

Apparently the 'misinformation' trope has extended into art. Many of you defending censorship in the last few years (and very much so on HN) on political grounds are going to be changing your minds in the coming years due to stuff like this.

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I'm not sure if you're being hyperbolic or not, but the post/video does not mention anything about the vaccine. That's the whole point.
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