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YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy
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this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2025
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get fucked bigot
Your reply and your up votes just prove what I said. You're not allowed to disagree with the rhetoric around here.
Sure, if your issue is that it's okay for corporations to remove protections for hate speech towards marginalized groups, then yes, go get bent. This kind of false equivalence between normalizing hate and ostraciszing progressives for speaking out against oppression is EXACTLY what we're fighting against. What in the hell is the 'rhetoric' do you disagree with? Having empathy for lgbtq+ people? Jesus. If so, this is definitely not the place for you.
You are welcome to disagree and people are welcome to tell you off. That's how speech works. Or should we tip to around disagreeing with you?
No, you're definitely allowed. Otherwise you'd have had your comments removed from the public discourse.
The up and downs just gauge public approval to the comment. Remember, you're also free to up and down vote to voice your disagreement.
Also remember, if you think everyone around you are assholes then likely you're the asshole.
Edit: I just saw your other comment on the lack of variety of posts. Be the change you want to see. Find something interesting and make a post!
checked modlog to see what was removed. the issue isn't that you "disagree", it's that you're a raging bigot. get fucked.
I'm with you on the "they're not Nazi thing"
I think Lemmy is being a space for targeted radicalization for certain groups.
But still I think you're wrong that we can separate technology from this political stuff right now. It's not separate. Technology is the medium that groups are using to spread this stuff. It's important and interesting to see how they're doing it.
Content should focus on the tech side of it. And also why be angry at the side that's just trying to protect their freedoms here. If it wasn't for the people trying to limit their freedoms, we'd never hear of this stuff.
The issue isn't people trying to identify as another gender. It's the people saying no they can't and then abusing their power and influence to do it.
Sure, you can't always separate the technology from the politics, my issue was that this is what most posts around here are about. I took a look and most content comes a few accounts, and it's always about the "nazi this" and "fascist that". Is that really only thing that happens in the tech space, what Musk said and what YouTube changed in their policy?
Most of the top feed I see is against AI
Hang on. I just scrolled down the comments list for a couple of minutes and didn't see anyone calling anyone else a Nazi or a fascist. What are you going on about?
And YouTube is a company. They don't believe in anything except increasing shareholder value. It's got nothing about far left or whatever. Gender identity isn't even a far left idea, unless your Overton window is skewed.
Also, you've just sort of outed yourself unnecessarily as an ignorant bigot in a left leaning community with your statement:
Of course they're not Nazis. No one's calling them a Nazi. They're calling that someone a bigot.
Actually, it's people who are concerned about companies kowtowing to a fascist regime, the Trump government.
I am Jack's complete lack of self awareness
Seeing as you apparently need someone to look the word up for you.
Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
Let's see.
But I do agree, they're not Nazis, they're MAGA. Their own brand of fascism.
Womp womp, get bent and bootlick Trump in hopes he might acknowledge you for his next grift.
Thanks?