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[b]Is anybody following the row on youTube ??[/b]
Certain sponsors are allegedly threatening to pull the plug on certain channels if they don't tone down their political content.......

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

It's important because it has implications for folk trying to earn a living as bloggers or indeed being allowed to express a counter-view which the owners of said site (Google) disagree with. Google are threatening to pull channels if they continue to lose what sponsorship they have.

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NigelDoes · 56-60, M

Thank you for explaining that. Forgive my woefully uninformed response.✌

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

We live in a time when most media is owned by few players ! So your Ted Turners and your Googles and your MSNBC and Microsofts etc are starting to flex their muscles in terms of what THEY think best reflects THEIR values !!
Clamping down on political dissent is normally reserved for Russia or north Korea or China etc etc.
Once it starts happening in a 'free' country, your rights aren't far behind

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NigelDoes · 56-60, M

So, we're basically all fucked.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Free speech is dying.
Fewer people than ever read newspapers these days.
Fewer people than ever watch tv news these days.
Everybody is divided between either a Microsoft or an Apple phone system/computer system.
These people get to decide what you're told !!!

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