Private company: Not censorship.
And, yeah, it's tough to specifically define what's "toxic" and/or "offensive." But YouTube's algorithms are unforgivably dumb about it.
And, yeah, it's tough to specifically define what's "toxic" and/or "offensive." But YouTube's algorithms are unforgivably dumb about it.
It is censorship. They do it of their own volition, without the government forcing their hand, and it's well within their right to do it. But it is, by definition, censorship.
What it isn't - however - is a violation of a very specific legal rule regarding free speech that often has the misfortune of being conflated with the entirety of free speech as a principle.
>And, yeah, it's tough to specifically define what's "toxic" and/or "offensive."
Yup, and it's doubly hard because the people that want the censorship don't want to admit there are no objective standards and it's all a question of preference.
The govt controls many aspects to out lives.. The police can come to my house and take away my children if I tell them being gay or transgender are mental health issues. YouTube can only kick me off for stating such.
The govt also can censor based on which grants out gives funding for. Another reason academia is broken.
They are some real reasons to fear censorship.