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YouTube is a company, not a human being.


> YouTube is a company, not a human being.

The compelled speech doctrine applies to companies.


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"


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


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




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