He already puts his videos on the dodgy other video sites for wronguns like Rumble doesn’t he?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My god… some of the commenters would think he was being sent to the lethal injection chamber.
The guy had his account demonetized. He’s not even banned from YouTube. He can post as many videos as he wants. He just doesn’t get paid for them. Which makes him… like most of us who post YouTube videos. The horror!
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
It’s scary seeing how many people also don’t understand that these laws protect you from government entities.
IYoutube is considered a private company, as it isn’t run by the government. So, protective laws against government rules don’t really apply. Proper court proceeding would be good, yes, but youtube is not the Court. Youtube can and does control what is on their platform. They are contract bound to advertiser interests, and their advertisers don’t want to risk encouraging him if he is guilty. That is also their right, as they are also private entities. There is nothing that obligates them to continue funding someone. They could also decide to stop funding because the guy like bagels.
As a private entity, google could theoretically stop every single youtube channel today, if they chose to do so. They can decide to not host your content just because you like potatoes over radishes. It’s their private platform.
I don’t get why that’s complex. Private vs public.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Agreed, but what’s really grinding my gears here is he hasn’t been banned from YouTube. He just won’t make money from his videos. People are complaining because a multimillionaire isn’t getting paid by Google. Baffling.
pineapplepizza@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Maybe because in principle someone had lost their income due to unproven allegations. Who they are our the financial status is irrelevant.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What’s relevant is that Google has no obligation to pay anyone but their employees.