• Dragonstaff@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    1 month ago

    This is odd to say when the YouTube algorithm has been proven to push right wing propaganda.

    The concept of “conspiracies” is a bit off. It’s not a “conspiracy” when Bezos kills the Washington Post’s endorsement of Harris, or fires journalists who criticize him. YouTube doesn’t need to remove a video if the algorithm never shows it to anybody.

    It is kinda crazy to imagine a secret cabal of rich people who surreptitiously run the world, rather than the well known cabal of rich people who openly run the world.

  • Wilco@lemm.eeEnglish
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    30 days ago

    When you ban discussion related to a conspiracy or make it illegal to be a DENIER of said event … you are basically confirming the conspiracy as correct.

    • REDACTED@infosec.pubEnglish
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      30 days ago

      By this logic, Holocaust in Germany didn’t happen as it’s illegal there to deny it. I get your point, but it’s flawed

      • Wilco@lemm.eeEnglish
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        29 days ago

        No, its not flawed. I know many people here in the US that are holocaust deniers based solely on the fact that it is illegal in most of Europe.
        You honestly cannot do research to prove portions of the holocaust records could be wrong without risking imprisonment.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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          29 days ago

          It’s not illegal in most of Europe. If you say it in most of Europe in polite company you’ll get punched most likely, but you won’t get arrested.

          It’s literally only Germany which have made it illegal for the fairly obvious reasons