• nutomic@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    The problem is who gets to decide whats misinformation. In this case its a private company that is completely unaccountable. And that makes it very easy for them to delete a channel they dont like, claiming that its because of covid misinformation.

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      3 years ago

      Except YouTube has already been censoring information. I know that YouTube has forced ML creator Hakim make some of his videos unlisted. Since we are already on that slippery slope, I am fine with YouTube also coming down on anti-vaxxers.

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      3 years ago

      They can already delete any channel they want to, without repercussion, though. They don’t need to justify any moderation decisions.

      I would think that leaving medical misinformation up, that can lead to someone’s death, puts them in an actionable position, that they would much rather avoid.