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Was youtube right to remove the controversial video featuring Joe Roagan...

Where he talks to a scientific guy who links all the pro vaccers to "mass psychosis"?

Although this is perhaps not technically "deplatforming" (Joe Roagan is still on YouTube), it could be argued that the response of YouTube is still the censorship of ideas that might trouble the hive mind.

But it's worse. First they get to blanket ban problematic people entirely....

... But now they've got away with that, they know they can get away with cherry picking certain propositions that are trouble. This leaves the rest of us with less data in order to determine our opinions. Essentially, it means our subjugation is more insidious.
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they are a business, they can do whatever they want. Americans are quick to defend businesses denying providing service to people because of personal beliefs but somehow forget that when it comes to online platforms
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@PepsiColaP I don't quite agree with this argument. Youtube is a monopoly service and has tremendous power. No other video streaming service has 1% of the access.

I am not saying I agree with Joe Rogan (I don't) or that I am in favour of his video being removed (two-minds).