You don't have a "right" to post what you want on Youtube. Not a right
Yeah, you do, when it comes to voicing a political or religious opinion which is what the First Amendment protects. This is NOT a "private business" issue. They are a PLATFORM created for this very purpose.
While the First Amendment generally does not apply to private companies, the Supreme Court has
held it “does not disable the government from taking steps to ensure that private interests not restrict . . . the free flow of information and ideas.” But as Senator Ted Cruz points out, Congress actually has the power to deter political censorship by social media companies without using government coercion or taking action that would violate the First Amendment, in letter or spirit. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunizes online platforms for their users’ defamatory, fraudulent, or otherwise unlawful content. Congress granted this extraordinary benefit to facilitate “forum
for a true diversity of political discourse.” This exemption from standard libel law is extremely valuable to the companies that enjoy its protection, such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter, but they only got it because it was assumed that they would operate as impartial, open channels of communication—not curators of acceptable opinion.
When the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on social media censorship late last month, liberal Democratic congressman Ted Lieu transformed into a hardcore libertarian. “This is a stupid and ridiculous hearing,” he said, because “the First Amendment applies to the government, not private...
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So I run a forum. When people come on my forum, which is public, and they start saying Christians are Nazis.... I delete their posts. If they keep doing it enough, I ban them.
Now let me ask you this......
Between my public forum that I own, and I control, that I paid for, that is my property... and Youtube....
what is the difference?
Because I have been on forums that ended up over run completely by trolls, and ended up closed, because it a miserable and toxic experience for everyone.
Here's my problem. I don't give a crap about that PLATFORM nonsense. Don't even talk to me about that because I DO NOT CARE.
Here is my issue..... if we start dictating to Youtube that they must allow anything and everything....
How long is it going to be before, Christian forums like mine, are over run with LGBTQ crap, and if we delete it, they'll file lawsuits?
How long will it be before the bulletin board at the Church, has gay pride crap posted on it?
What is the difference between my public forum, and youtube? Both have videos. Both have comments. Both are public. Both anyone can join.
The moment you use government to force a company like youtube to post anything you want.... someone else is going to use that same government force, to force you to read their crap on your message systems.
Don't do this. Leave youtube alone. Literally. If Youtube sucks, there are other video sites. Move there.
Now if you want to write letters to youtube, that's fine. If you want to mount a protest, that's fine. If you want to contact the media and generate some public pressure, I don't care.
But you need to get a clue.... the moment you use government, someone is going to use that same hammer against you someday.
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