Alex Jones..

hominid said:
I'm no fan of Alex Jones, but to wipe his account from the 'net is not the right thing to do. If you don't like what he's saying DON'T WATCH IT!
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so people should be free to post anything they like and if someone doesnt like it then simply dont watch it ?
so throw all rules and regs into the bin eh, dont need them no more
 
Scam said:
Maybe us "liberal lefties" should take the right-wing stance here. Hmn, let me try it. Here goes;

"Tough cheese? Lefty companies have banned a right-wing moron from their site? You know what. Tough. They can do what they want. It's their decision. Stop whining and get over it."

Ahhhh, that feels better. If the shoe was on the other foot that's exactly what the Trumpers would say. So let's just leave it at that eh?
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But he's a libertarian, similar to our lib dems.
 
marc2003 said:
There's many things you can't say on these forums which aren't remotely close to being illegal but you still manage to abide by the rules. Why is that?
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So the debate is around the power social media companies like Youtube and Facebook have over an individuals right to freedom of expression, we understand they're private companies, thank you for pointing that out again.
 
He was very local in getting Trump elected and most of his supporters feel the same way so is it any surprise they have shut him down with the upcoming midterms on their way.
 
Roar87 said:
So the debate is around the power social media companies like Youtube and Facebook have over an individuals right to freedom of expression, we understand they're private companies, thank you for pointing that out again.
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Yes and you sign agreements when you sign up, you know what the service can and will do if you fall out of their regime. Stop trying to mince civil liberty and using a product as interchangeable, it's incredibly communist of you.
 
StriderX said:
Yes and you sign agreements when you sign up, you know what the service can and will do if you fall out of their regime. Stop trying to mince civil liberty and using a product as interchangeable, it's incredibly communist of you.
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Ok so we're debating whether it's right to curtail freedom of expression on social media, we understand what their terms and conditions are, we are infact debating whether they have too much power as a non-government entity. A huge amount of communication is done through these platforms and there's not much regulation in what they can and can't do, we've seen this recently in how social media companies potentially affected the outcome of elections. There's obvious risks to anyone who isn't being deliberately ignorant
 
Roar87 said:
Ok so we're debating whether it's right to curtail freedom of expression on social media, we understand what their terms and conditions are, we are infact debating whether they have too much power as a non-government entity. A huge amount of communication is done through these platforms and there's not much regulation in what they can and can't do, we've seen this recently in how social media companies potentially affected the outcome of elections. There's obvious risks to anyone who isn't being deliberately ignorant
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They have the power people give them by using it, youtube is trash, filled with trash and trashy users, so i really couldn't give a ****.

It's a fit and functional mortuary for the plebians to waste their time on "social commentators" who just repeat bile ad nauseam for years and it escalates into the vapid moronarchy that we have today.

I'd rather Youtube just disappeared. If someone i know watches the likes of Peterson, Jones, Akkad et al, i immediately become hostile. Similarly with the trash that is the TYT folk. I had a mild interest personally with Peter Hitchen's talks because i found them genuinely more intellectual than the other trash out there, though it would appear Brexit and the far-left/right idiocy has caused him to stop bothering. I don't care about his religious leanings mind you, similarly with Peterson, but the latter is a lot more annoying with it.

I get similar aggravation out of the super-atheists walking about, arrogantly ignoring how much they're just like the other side of the coin.
 
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Moses said:
If I started lying about dead kids/pumping out conspiracy theories that were clear, demonstrable lies/etc, I’m sure I’d be suspended from here fairly quickly!
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Specific to YT, why are The Nation of Islam allowed? They deny the systematic slaughter and enslavement of tens of millions?

Why on YT are The Young Turks? They are genocide deniers. Alex Jones made statements that 30 people weren't dead and its being used to get him banned... But deny the deaths and horrors suffered upon tens of millions - and as long as you don't subscribe to a conservative(ish) view - no worries!
 
Lets hope net neutrality survives against all enemies.

I think its wrong those companies do this kinda thing. But they have backed themselves in to a corner once they took responsibility for what their users post. Eventually they will kill themselves off.

In the meantime seek out the alternatives. Put some effort in, or these big companies will always be top dogs.
 
BowdonUK said:
Lets hope net neutrality survives against all enemies.

I think its wrong those companies do this kinda thing. But they have backed themselves in to a corner once they took responsibility for what their users post. Eventually they will kill themselves off.

In the meantime seek out the alternatives. Put some effort in, or these big companies will always be top dogs.
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OCuk takes responsibility for what you post... Should they just allow everything then?
 
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