I once thought a service like YouTube would bypass the stupid censorship rules of even basic cable TV (which are looser than broadcast TV in the US). Oh how wrong I was.
Cable doesn’t have rules, other than each corporate entity’s own practices of what they’re willing to publish/broadcast. Part of it is appeasing advertisers, and some of it is them wanting to gain market share, but it’s all business reasons. And those same business reasons apply to websites and podcasts.
What is your solution? Because this was clearly borne from a place - not of being quirky - but of corporations actively censoring people who speak freely about whatever they decide.
Start at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, and TikTok if you want to throw deserving slaps
Sometimes I’ll follow a clear joke using some element of the discussion topic (e.g. “not un-slap” as a way to poke fun at the moronic euphemisms) with some serious talk about the real underlying problems but not always. This just wasn’t one of those times.
My default goal is to add a little levity. The soapbox doesn’t have to come out every time.
I once thought a service like YouTube would bypass the stupid censorship rules of even basic cable TV (which are looser than broadcast TV in the US). Oh how wrong I was.
Cable doesn’t have rules, other than each corporate entity’s own practices of what they’re willing to publish/broadcast. Part of it is appeasing advertisers, and some of it is them wanting to gain market share, but it’s all business reasons. And those same business reasons apply to websites and podcasts.
It has rules in the exact same way that YouTube does.
this was a double plus good comment. really made me reflect on how I can better serve big brother.
Makes me want to not un-slap the bullshit out of their mouths.
What is your solution? Because this was clearly borne from a place - not of being quirky - but of corporations actively censoring people who speak freely about whatever they decide.
Start at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, and TikTok if you want to throw deserving slaps
Don’t use these shitty apps? Seems pretty straightforward.
I don’t personally, but the point of my question which you may have missed was what should all the kids do?
Also not use these shitty apps. It’s very simple.
Sometimes I’ll follow a clear joke using some element of the discussion topic (e.g. “not un-slap” as a way to poke fun at the moronic euphemisms) with some serious talk about the real underlying problems but not always. This just wasn’t one of those times.
My default goal is to add a little levity. The soapbox doesn’t have to come out every time.
Oh. It was the punching down that didn’t feel “light,” so I figured you were serious. Carry on if you must
Thanks, I recognize that not everybody will be on the same page and that’s fine. I must and I will. See you around.