I do. A candidate for political office being barred from posting campaign clips to YouTube is a threat to our democracy.
Most average people view YouTube as the defacto video portal of the entire internet.
Most average people view YouTube as the defacto video portal of the entire internet.
Yes it is. Youtube is a huge conduit for communication.
Imagine if ABC banned a candidate. The argument that there’s still CBS and NBC are available is not relevant as a major media outlet is favoring a candidate by blocking their opponents.
For small outlets it’s not an issue. But YouTube is the biggest video provider on the planet, not allowing a political candidate would be detrimental to democracy.
Even if that candidate said stupid stuff like “world is flat.” People have to make their decision and as long as we’re a democracy, that choice should be individual.
If you don't have a big enough chance at winning, you don't go to debates
Mind you, news networks recently had a very strong preference towards the incumbent president, aligning their news to match the president's talking points, and having nightly calls to align their messages
They only air debates from candidates that meet some shared threshold.
Once the candidates are locked in, they can’t give preferential air time to one over the other.