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counttheforks | karma 884 | avg karma 2.62 · 2022-12-05 08:05:59

YouTube is a company, not a human being.

SpelingBeeChamp | karma 302 | avg karma 0.87 · 2022-12-05 08:16:13

> YouTube is a company, not a human being.

The compelled speech doctrine applies to companies.

smoldesu | karma 10042 | avg karma 1.14 · 2022-12-05 08:22:19

It's also a right that you waive by uploading videos to YouTube and agreeing to limit your liability as-per the TOS: https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms

See the entry "Limitation of Liability"

counttheforks | karma 884 | avg karma 2.62 · 2022-12-05 09:05:09

Companies can't speak. Only the humans working there can.

squarefoot | karma 13102 | avg karma 2.95 · 2022-12-05 10:50:50

Unless they're all replaced by AI some years in the future. Good luck countersuing a bunch of GPUs gone rogue.