They're worried about the Feds in the same way that craigslist was worried about the Feds when they scrapped their "escorts" section. (And the same way that Backpage should have been worried about the Feds when they hosted their "escorts" section.) If the Feds find that pedophilia stuff on your servers, you better have a good lawyer. Which I assume YT does, and just like craigslist, they have concluded that the nuclear option is the one that will keep the maximum number of executives out of federal court.
My question is this, is there a better way? Is there a way to prevent these undesirable comments other than just taking comments down for everyone?
I understand YT's position. They have to make money, and their executives would just as soon not receive the Backpage treatment. That said, is there a better way?
Fair enough. And I know companies need to act in the best interests of their shareholders. But shouldn’t a backpage exist? We need companies to provide services that the government (which is still stuck in the dark) doesn’t approve of: prostitution, drugs, etc.
They're worried about the Feds in the same way that craigslist was worried about the Feds when they scrapped their "escorts" section. (And the same way that Backpage should have been worried about the Feds when they hosted their "escorts" section.) If the Feds find that pedophilia stuff on your servers, you better have a good lawyer. Which I assume YT does, and just like craigslist, they have concluded that the nuclear option is the one that will keep the maximum number of executives out of federal court.
My question is this, is there a better way? Is there a way to prevent these undesirable comments other than just taking comments down for everyone?
I understand YT's position. They have to make money, and their executives would just as soon not receive the Backpage treatment. That said, is there a better way?