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   On 29 Sep 2021, Wilfred van Velzen said the following...   
       
    Wv> They could have chosen to just mark those vids as misinformation.   
      
   Agreed. I prefer this approach.   
      
    Wv> No they can't, they have to stick to the law.   
    Wv>    
      
   Depends on the country I guess. In the US, they are sticking to the law.   
   Censorship and the first amendment apply to federal, state and local   
   government, not private companies. Those private companies can still be sued   
   or face other consequences such as loss of business, etc.   
      
   Personally I'm in favor of restricting corporate censorship but for now they   
   are entirely within the law here. In the long run I think that businesses such   
   as Facebook and Youtube, that are allowed to censor stuff, bleed over into   
   public policy.   
      
   Where does the line get drawn though?   
      
   Child pornography? Rape videos, vaccine misinformation, racist videos?   
      
    Wv> And who are those people that make the judgement on the videos? Are they   
    Wv> medical professionals? Is there an appeal procedure?   
      
   I seriously doubt it (about being medical professionals). As far as I know it   
   can be appealed. Youtube, for instance, allows for appealing it. As far as I   
   know so do the other social media platforms. I don't use them enough to really   
   know the correct answer for that.   
      
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