Indeed. Which standard do you, gentle Slashdot read, want: * Videos that people want to put up, and that people want to see; or * A curated selection of videos that are best for you, as judged by your betters
We know that oppressive governments the world round demand the second option. Which should you demand?
"To know who rules you, ask: who am I not allowed to criticize in public? Those are your rulers."
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @12:22PM (#58372140)
Who cares if it's severed heads or massacres? Along as it's selling ads and making money. Heck even political propaganga and hate speech are good too. Let the people decide for themselves I say as I'm cashing my ad revenue checks.
Maybe the Earth is flat. Why can't people see all the evidence and judge for themselves?
Maybe vaccines cause autism. They did for M'Smash. Let's warn folks of the danger and let them decide.
Maybe we need to see more of the asshole of humanity. If that's all YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook are going to be, maybe we can decide once and for all that Global Warming is fake news and the universe is best off without us around to fuck it up any more.
Good (Score:1, Insightful)
I see no problem here (except with some employees who are complaining, who should probably be fired).
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
Indeed. Which standard do you, gentle Slashdot read, want:
* Videos that people want to put up, and that people want to see; or
* A curated selection of videos that are best for you, as judged by your betters
We know that oppressive governments the world round demand the second option. Which should you demand?
"To know who rules you, ask: who am I not allowed to criticize in public? Those are your rulers."
Re:Good (Score:0)
Who cares if it's severed heads or massacres? Along as it's selling ads and making money. Heck even political propaganga and hate speech are good too. Let the people decide for themselves I say as I'm cashing my ad revenue checks.
Maybe the Earth is flat. Why can't people see all the evidence and judge for themselves?
Maybe vaccines cause autism. They did for M'Smash. Let's warn folks of the danger and let them decide.
Maybe we need to see more of the asshole of humanity. If that's all YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook are going to be, maybe we can decide once and for all that Global Warming is fake news and the universe is best off without us around to fuck it up any more.