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: OK, we admit he didn't violate our standards, but people were mad at us, so we just backfilled a rationale for demonetizing him with Orwellian doublespeak.

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This is essentially

admitting that they exercised the heckler's veto. They can't point to how

broke their rules, so they just made up new rules based on the fact that a bunch of people whined to them.

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Maybe time to start fighting fire with fire again ...

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Yes.

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I shouldn't be surprised, but I am. They are blatantly admitting to ad-hoc rules in order to come down on people they just don't agree with.

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Area pundit surprised to learn that actions have consequences

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Once again, the greatest enemy of YouTube, is YouTube themselves

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The last time that I checked a private business can choose who it does business with. You know, wedding cakes and all.

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is it good for a busniss to have doublestandards?

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Words don’t hurt. When in doubt, always err on the side of more freedom.

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