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Comment by Mikeb85 | Hacker News Reader

What happens when they quietly start banning subjects that aren't as objectively bad?

What you said is called the slippery slope fallacy. Just saying.

It may be a fallacy to assert that it will happen, but it's entirely logical to observe that the current developments make that eventuality more likely.

While not a "ban" they already have taken measures against videos/channels that are primarily gun focused.

Slippery slope goes both ways.

What if giving platforms to Sandy Hook Truthers enable them to recruit more and more crazy people, who would do more crazy things than just making videos, for example, actually seeking out victims of Sandy Hook and harassing them?

...Oh wait.

Slippery slopes are possible, it’s only a fallacy because a slippery slope isn’t a logical proof. Just like an appeal to authority isn’t a proof but can still lend support to an idea.

Is it a fallacy? China has various justifications for their great firewall. Given all the things the US government has done over the years, I can't say I trust them much more...

They'll never do anything like that. They have to keep the masses safe from ideas that could be considered harmful.

So then they ought to shut down? I was gonna say they'd go down to just kids content, but complex ideas can be hidden in that leading to even that potentially being considered harmful by some.

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