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Sympthsical

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35. And who's determining what is hate speech?

Mon Jun 28, 2021, 02:49 PM

Jun 2021

Because that seems to shift an awful lot. And too much of the time "hate speech" is really just, "I don't think people should be allowed to say something I dislike."

I'm a gay man. I've seen and received my fair share over time. Threatened violence or advocation of violence? No, that's not acceptable. Someone just being religiously homophobic? I honestly do not care. Nor do I think those people should be erased from the public square.

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YouTube Permanently Bans Right Wing Watch, a Media Watchdog Devoted to Exposing Right-Wing Conspirac [View all] Person of Interest Jun 2021 OP

Damn, probably was swarmed and couldn't get out of it uponit7771 Jun 2021 #1

We need RW Watch! Budi Jun 2021 #2

What were the "strikes?" Copyright violation for posting clips of the kooks? lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #3

The original Reich Wing content remains on YouTube. Person of Interest Jun 2021 #8

That's explained in the article. soldierant Jun 2021 #56

Thanks; I read the article and it's not actually explained. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #73

Real shame. RW Watch has done great work. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #4

I suspect the Qrazies and other zealots went on "alert" sprees... JHB Jun 2021 #5

Terrible but to be expected Sunsky Jun 2021 #6

Another example of right wing "cancel culture." nt thucythucy Jun 2021 #7

This is a bad move by youtube LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #9

YouTube's corporate parent, Google, once had the credo, 'do no evil' EYESORE 9001 Jun 2021 #10

It was a typo. Originally it said, "No, do evil." spudspud Jun 2021 #20

Because covering the crazy is worse than the crazy - How RW thought works ck4829 Jun 2021 #11

Bingo!!! Person of Interest Jun 2021 #12

YouTube vids can be reported as misleading bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #13

Oh, now people are mad about a deplatforming Sympthsical Jun 2021 #14

Whattt??? Right wing watch is a group devoted to exposing right wing nonsense. Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #15

The idea that we're ok with corporations telling us what is and is not ok speech Sympthsical Jun 2021 #17

Do you think TFG should not have been banned from Twitter? Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #23

Oh, he should have. He's dangerous and nuts Sympthsical Jun 2021 #25

You are saying that sometimes it is OK for corporations to decide who they will silence, and Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #30

I do think they have a responsibility to platform someone actually dangerous Sympthsical Jun 2021 #33

I think the communication lines above are a bit busted. Lucky Luciano Jun 2021 #46

I do *not* agree with RWW being deplatformed. Sympthsical Jun 2021 #70

Your position on this topic is a libertarian one. summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #63

I'm not dogmatically liberal/progressive in all things Sympthsical Jun 2021 #69

For the most part, I'd advocate for more diverse speech being heard/considered summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #72

Well... ShazzieB Jun 2021 #51

Yes, I agree with all of that. Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #57

How is your point any different qazplm135 Jun 2021 #48

Yeah, hate speech is dangerous speech. You want to see blm Jun 2021 #26

And who's determining what is hate speech? Sympthsical Jun 2021 #35

The type that Dylan Roof acted on. blm Jun 2021 #37

+1 Hekate Jun 2021 #38

You're using the most extreme examples possible Sympthsical Jun 2021 #40

Yah, and I've heard.... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #41

Exactly! It isn't going to be the denizens of DU... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #43

It's about truth versus lies and propaganda. If you can't tell the difference, that's on you... Hekate Jun 2021 #36

I think you should research Sympthsical Jun 2021 #39

Have you ever visited the Right Wing Watch site? Do you have any idea what their purpose is? Hekate Jun 2021 #44

I'm much more worried about... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #45

Governments and Crporations work hand in hand, you know, interchangably bad guy/worse guy. marble falls Jun 2021 #52

Being kicked off of you tube is ... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #64

Corporations run jails. They have financial reasons for lobbying against prison reform ... marble falls Jun 2021 #65

Yes, and corporations also run... reACTIONary Jun 2021 #66

For someone who's UnderThisLaw Jun 2021 #42

Yeah you're right hate speech is same as pointing out hate speech speech :rolleyes: uponit7771 Jun 2021 #61

These videos do a good job on exposing RWNJs LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #16

Their videos are often presented without comment. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #18

Is that the problem? zaj Jun 2021 #21

This seems like a giant mistake. zaj Jun 2021 #19

By the looks of the comments here... BlueLucy Jun 2021 #68

These RWNJs are scary LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #22

Was it because of this report? FakeNoose Jun 2021 #24

I built an extensive playlist of Reich Wing videos Person of Interest Jun 2021 #53

WTF? But Youtube continues to allow the conspiracy nut videos! SunSeeker Jun 2021 #27

All the hate speech is OK but calling it out isn't?? WTF Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #28

For those with Twitter they should object to this JI7 Jun 2021 #29

Booooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Initech Jun 2021 #31

so time to flip the script - bar all politico-religious BS, and enjoy the deafening silence... bringthePaine Jun 2021 #32

YouTube has been on a purge spree for the past year, and 'bad words' or images get a flag. TheBlackAdder Jun 2021 #34

Channels can get locked for violations in previously deleted content 0rganism Jun 2021 #49

Under those standards, surely foxnews youtube channel is next Mr. Sparkle Jun 2021 #47

It looks like YouTube has bought into a 'both sides do it' approach for yanking. So Google's likely ancianita Jun 2021 #50

+1, ... along with a couple of DU members uponit7771 Jun 2021 #62

I never watched RWW on YouTube. Grins Jun 2021 #54

Hopefully RWW continues uploading content to Vimeo and add Daily Motion as another video aggregation Person of Interest Jun 2021 #55

Apparently they have been using Vimeo while suspended. soldierant Jun 2021 #58

Have you run across the Anti-Defamation League's Pyramid of Hate? summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #59

"YouTube Bans and then Unbans..." Iggo Jun 2021 #60

The article says they were unbanned today. tblue37 Jun 2021 #67

Ah yes, permanently. Dr. Strange Jun 2021 #71