Collier is clearly bright, but she also loves the sound of her own voice (granted, most YTers are in the same basket). Her tendency toward repetition gets tiring when the 15-minute argument become 40-minute videos.

There are no specific laws in place to deter big tech from their behaviour, nor its there a dedicated independent body with the power to investigate patterns of censorship

Any disinterested investigation led by a government arm will show that much of the activity is done at the behest of government. You test out new control schemes on marginlized groups first, then tweak, before rollout to genpop. That’s the standard template.

The solution is never more grey suits with KPIs and more legislation (unless rights are being consitutionally enshrined). The solution is to get smaller and more distributed.

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Steve Donoghue - Curmudgeonly king of booktube. An outcast, a leper, a pariah!

• Zero filter. Doesn’t care about algorithmic exposure. Encourages you not to sub
• Thousands of book recommendations, from romance to World War II to post-apocalypse SF to biography
• Entire novel readalongs with included commentaries
• Extended takedowns of grifters and general book-related stupidity

Channel ID: UC1B9FfvVLRt8s6scUa79oag

Feral Historian - Perceptive media commentary (SFF oriented)

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ramblinactivist - A UK left-liberal conservationist tackles economics, politics, etc. and profiles a whole lot of interesting books. Shows you how to make a portable stove for your illiicit camping excursions too. He’s no longer active but there’s a keen mind at work here

Channel ID: UClZOu4ZeZP75cx2d4t5gHbA