@scrowder is a douche I’d show the door. But, this harms the CULTURE of free speech in a more subtle AND more substantial way: barring douches from an opt-in communication ch. doesn't silence them, it makes them a martyr with a larger audience who will follow them into...
@mikeczyk I agree with xkcd in principle: if a douche came to dinner at my house and bullied a guest, I wouldn’t be breaching his 1st amendment rights by showing him the door. @TeamYouTube is well within their rights as private property owners. Also....
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...deeper echo chambers where they’re distorted reality is amplified with no one at the table to debate with them. Isn’t this what produced Fox News? Couldn’t we end up with an channel that size online? Wouldn’t it be better to debate at the same table with a shared audience?
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I think we agree, but I'm a little confused. My liking that was more about people not understanding what first amendment rights really are. Sure, say whatever you want, but if it violates a private platform's policies, you're outta here.
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YouTube isn't violating Alex Jones or Milo's first amendment rights by deplatforming them. They can still say whatever they want, just not in YouTube's garden. But so many people seem to miss this point that YouTube isn't the US Government.
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