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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostThis is censorship at its worst.Jorge: Functional Complex Information is INFORMATION that is complex and functional.
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Well as a business, they can censor what they want. Just like we do here at theologyweb. If it was a government run platform then they would be in violation.
Free speech only stops the government from shutting you up.
People can "vote" with their business. If Youtube gets to the point where they are alienating enough people, they will lose advertisers and members which will either get them to change their policies or be replaced by some other more open platform.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWell as a business, they can censor what they want. Just like we do here at theologyweb. If it was a government run platform then they would be in violation.
Free speech only stops the government from shutting you up.
People can "vote" with their business. If Youtube gets to the point where they are alienating enough people, they will lose advertisers and members which will either get them to change their policies or be replaced by some other more open platform.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostYes, there are several video channel startups that could benefit greatly from this action. I understand that what YouTube is doing is technically legal, but the question is whether or not any of those startups has a fair chance of challenging their dominance or if YouTube meets the legal definition of a monopoly.
Where is Compuserve? America Online?
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostIt is literally censorship.. . . the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; . . . -- Romans 1:16 KJV
. . . that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: . . . -- 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 KJV
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: . . . -- 1 John 5:1 KJV
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That's really going to suck for Dr Matt at Demolition Ranch. He has been quietly moving his videos across to Twitch as a backup.Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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We will start needing video sites and search engines that are inclusive of the interests of freedom-seekers, of people concerned about the future of our country.
I wondered in the past why people hosted videos on youtube instead of their own sites. It is becoming apparent that people can't trust their videos to remain hosted on youtube -- so that videos will have to at least be stored or shared elsewhere.
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Originally posted by mikewhitney View PostWe will start needing video sites and search engines that are inclusive of the interests of freedom-seekers, of people concerned about the future of our country.
I wondered in the past why people hosted videos on youtube instead of their own sites. It is becoming apparent that people can't trust their videos to remain hosted on youtube -- so that videos will have to at least be stored or shared elsewhere.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostPeople can "vote" with their business. If Youtube gets to the point where they are alienating enough people, they will lose advertisers and members which will either get them to change their policies or be replaced by some other more open platform.
I suppose this could be accomplished by simply disabling such videos for monetization, but banning them outright makes it harder for people to sneak them through for monetization.
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Yeah, we don’t want our kids watching gun-porn.“I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.” ― Oscar Wilde
“And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence” ― Bertrand Russell
“not all there” - you know who you are
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Originally posted by Terraceth View PostHonestly, I wouldn't be surprised if advertisers were the reason for this, and YouTube is doing this to assure advertisers their ads won't play during such videos.
I suppose this could be accomplished by simply disabling such videos for monetization, but banning them outright makes it harder for people to sneak them through for monetization.
One guy had an editorial with an interesting point: What about all of the other videos on YouTube that depict guns, like music videos and movie trailers? Is YouTube going to ban all those as well? Or is it just people presenting safe demonstrations and instructional videos?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13
"...he [Doherty] is no historian and he is not even conversant with the historical discussions of the very matters he wants to pontificate on."
-Ben Witherington III
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