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No one is being censored. The government is not stopping these TalkRadio folks from hosting and distributing their own videos. A more concerning scenario would be if YouTube were forced to host any and all crackpot videos under the oft misused banner of "FrEeDoM oF sPEeCh".

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> No one is being censored.

Umm, TalkRatio were censored.

> The government is not stopping these TalkRadio folks...

Right, Google is. That's what OP said when he wrote "find it a little worrying that a US tech company has the power to censor..."

It might be added, that they may well me acting on orders of the government, or a government organization.

No one is being censored. Deplatforming isn't censorship. They've merely shown a disagreeable customer out the door.

If you think YouTube not providing their hardware and software for a a non-paying customer to use is "CeNsOrShIp" then I don't know what to tell you.

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