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« on: March 18, 2014, 09:56:02 AM »

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Good move- about time.
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2014, 09:59:14 AM »




Does this mean they won't misinform us anymore on how the Crimean annexation is okay, because Venice is doing exactly the same thing!?

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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2014, 03:02:58 PM »

To be fair though this is clearly selective enforcement of said YouTube rules. The idea that "misleading content" is banned in practice on YouTube is laughable.
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2014, 05:58:15 PM »

In with Cory on this one. I'm sure Putin is sh**tting his pants right now.
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« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2014, 06:49:53 PM »
« Edited: March 18, 2014, 06:51:53 PM by Snowstalker »

If "misleading content" is banned on YouTube then that would lead to the banning of the majority of channels, including all the Western mainstream media channels.
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2014, 07:31:18 PM »

Never mind all the countless conspiracy videos....
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2014, 10:14:25 PM »

Yeah YouTube hosts all sorts of 9/11 Truther and Birther nonsense, and tons of other conspiracy craziness. Still it's not hard to see why they're doing this and it's a nice gesture, even if not exactly threatening to Putin.
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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2014, 11:07:57 PM »

Yeah YouTube hosts all sorts of 9/11 Truther and Birther nonsense, and tons of other conspiracy craziness. Still it's not hard to see why they're doing this and it's a nice gesture, even if not exactly threatening to Putin.

Those who run RT understand it's a propaganda outlet.  Deleting a crazy Truther/Birther video only validates his conspiracies and makes him feel important.
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2014, 02:44:29 PM »

the very point of writing vague rules is to allow for selective enforcement.
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« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2014, 02:51:28 PM »

the very point of writing vague rules is to allow for selective enforcement.
Look what the wind blew in.
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« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2014, 03:27:05 PM »

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