I've never lived in China but this immediately sounds like my (naive) idea of what it must be like: you're only allowed to consume what the government has approved.
I think this is setting a dangerous precedence.
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I think this is setting a dangerous precedence.
Google in particular has been very "active," not to forget also: https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-will-ban-anything-ag... ("video that 'goes against' WHO guidance on the pandemic will be blocked")
It's not a political stance, it's a moderation action.
Google, Facebook, etc. are just bad moderators of their platforms.
Selective enforcement of moderations policies is bad moderation. Implementing automated moderation without proper quality control is bad moderation. Implementing automated moderation without proper appeal processes is bad moderation.
The moderation policy is insane, but I think how moderation is done is even more insane.
Given that there is selective attention given to different political subjects it is by definition a political stance.