Aghast

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[–] Aghast 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know the CCP in China is way ahead of you. They already have a social credit system. You wanted a passport? Maybe you shouldn't have spoken out against government policy.

It doesn't sound authoritarian at all /s

[–] Aghast 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why does Google have to restrict which form of advertising he needs to use?

By confining him to certain types of advertising, it makes him less appealing to advertisers.

What if these accusations end up being false? I'm not losing sleep over Russell Brand losing money but if we hold the same logic it could damage smaller entities that can't afford it.

We see this with channels like the Armchair historian. Google demonitized that channel just because they had Nazi flags in a historical context when talking about WWII.

Another case could be made for anyone who wants to defame another individual. If someone doesn't like management for a local restaurant that advertises on YouTube, someone can just say "I heard from several people you had rats in your restaurant" or "I heard you had racist employees in your restaurant". We now live in a world where just the allegation is enough to damage an entity, regardless of if it is based in fact.

[–] Aghast 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

But why can't those advertisers just block him as an individual?

We are now in a world where accusations now result in a de facto guilty verdict. We already saw this with Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

No need for YouTube to blanketly make the decisions for all advertisers

[–] Aghast -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why does it have to be an all or nothing judgment on an individual?

Why can't we be more nuanced?

Have you actually finished any of his episodes or are you operating off of what someone else told you? I figure you aren't going to openly admit to that because it goes counter to your argument.

If you haven't already seen it I would recommend the video Johnny Harris, a YouTube journalist, gives an in depth take on Joe Rogan. He is critical of Joe Rogan on some aspects. Here is the video:

https://youtu.be/sLaXSvpfDZs?feature=shared

I don't agree that he hosts some conspiracy theorists on his shown but does that make him a bad person? No.

[–] Aghast 3 points 1 year ago

For at least your first 2 points, I would argue that websites are designed with features and are exclusive to chromium based browsers (Chrome, Brave, and Edge).

The Bitwarden issue may just be Bitwarden related.

I haven't observed the other items so I can't speak to them.

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