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YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Re: YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Post by eaandkw »

skinkestek wrote: post #870
eaandkw wrote: post #847

Well, after reading thru the comments I am clearly not the target audience. It was fun while it lasted. Anyone know how I can delete my account? I need to add it to all the other accounts that I have deleted. Good luck to you all. I thought this was a tech news site but apparently most people here seem to be actively working in the investigation process. I don't know WTF has gotten in to everyone but I don't want any…

Contact information on the bottom of the page. Usually they don't delete content, but if there's personally identifiable information in your username or any of your post I think it might be possible to have them rewrite it.

Cool thanks.

Re: YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Post by TedDoesntTalk »

grawprog wrote: post #694

https://www.engadget.com/youtube-election-misinformation-dem... So, i'm kind of curious how it's reasonable a political party can ask for partisan censorship. >YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki received a letter on Tuesday from four Democratic senators expressing “deep concern” over the spread of election misinformation on Google’s video platform. In the letter, senators Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii…

This has been done before: McCarythy-era government labeled people as Communists. Those people were then voluntarily blacklisted from working in Hollywood by the Hollywood studios.

Not saying it’s right. Just saying it’s happened at least once before and I bet other times.

Re: YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Post by 3131s »

flowerlad wrote: post #39

20 years ago reputed organizations such as newspapers, radio stations and television informed people the truth. Conspiracy theories were fringe and didn't have a way to spread. Today more than half the population believes in conspiracy theories because they learn the "truth" from disreputable sources on social media. This is dangerous for society. I am glad social media companies are taking action themselves, instead…

> 20 years ago reputed organizations such as newspapers, radio stations and television informed people the truth.

Come on, do you really believe this?

Re: YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Post by Ceezy »

grawprog wrote: post #694

https://www.engadget.com/youtube-election-misinformation-dem... So, i'm kind of curious how it's reasonable a political party can ask for partisan censorship. >YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki received a letter on Tuesday from four Democratic senators expressing “deep concern” over the spread of election misinformation on Google’s video platform. In the letter, senators Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii…

How is that partisan censorship? People and parties have a right to ask a platform to remove content. Censorship imply you being FORCED not asked.

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Post by nl »

blhack wrote: post #818

To highlight to you how absolutely insane this move is by google: When the Hunter Biden story broke, it seemed as though every social media company, nearly in tandem, worked to censor it in the name of "stopping the spread of misinformation". Today: it was announced that there is a federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden's business dealings in China. ( https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/politics/hunter-biden-tax…

> When the Hunter Biden story broke, it seemed as though every social media company, nearly in tandem, worked to censor it in the name of "stopping the spread of misinformation".

That (fake) story was the Hunter Biden got Joe Biden to intervene in a Ukrainian commercial deal.

This is a completely different story, and no one had censored the lead up to it. Here's a fact check on it from October with plenty of links: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/19/fact-checking...

Notably this investigation is a tax investigation into Hunter, not a "selling political influence" investigation.

Re: YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Post by disown »

donkeyd wrote: post #327

Holy shit, this thread is scary. Sure, there are some implications worth discussing based on this news. However, the number of people directly posting doubts on the election results is way more concerning and shows that Youtube might be doing a good thing in this case.

> shows that Youtube might be doing a good thing in this case.

All youtube did was fan the flames of political division. Imagine after 2016, youtube decided to ban everyone accusing Trump of cheating. Do you think that would make the democrats "see the light"? Or do you think it would galvanize the democrats?

This election is ultimately going to be decided in the supreme court. Not on youtube. Youtube should have just kept out of this issue.

Trump is celebrating this right now because not only does it rile up his base, it makes independents and even some democrats take notice and sympathize with Trump.

Even if youtube had good intentions ( and I'm not sold on that ), they ultimately are damaging the country. But I guess that's why they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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Post by mas3god »

flowerlad wrote: post #39

20 years ago reputed organizations such as newspapers, radio stations and television informed people the truth. Conspiracy theories were fringe and didn't have a way to spread. Today more than half the population believes in conspiracy theories because they learn the "truth" from disreputable sources on social media. This is dangerous for society. I am glad social media companies are taking action themselves, instead…

Like saddam having WMDs?

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Post by mas3god »

rantwasp wrote: post #816
tw600040 wrote: post #745

So, if China censors something that's censorship and if Youtube and Twitter does it (with the blessing of the Govt) , it's to protect the people from conspiracies..Got it..

nope. if youtube was the only way to post/watch video online AND it would be owned by the government this argument would maybe make sense. but youtube is not owned by the govt. vote with your wallet and make them irrelevant if you disagree with what they are doing.

Big difference between what should be allowed and what is evil

Re: YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread election fraud

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Post by azernik »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #386

Unpopular opinion: it is much better to have a leader hated by the media and who's every move is scrutinized by the press than to have a leader cowtowed by the press and given a free pass on anything. How do I know? I'm from Russia. Authoritatism begins with tight control of news sources.

The point of having a critical media is that the electorate can actually punish their leaders for bad things. Leaving those leaders in place because criticism is actually good defeats the point.
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