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Originally Posted by Rob Lister
The free market is deciding. You want to force them.
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No its not. Its a bunch of suits in a corporate boardroom deciding that they will ban a popular band because of its political position. Its an attempt at censorship, plain and simple. It might be legally within their rights, but its not
right.
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Originally Posted by nogle
If Clear Channel chooses not to play Dixie Chicks on a station because they think their audience doesn't like the music, would they be justified?
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Motivation matters. I'm not saying a band has a right to be played, I'm saying a corporation that bans a band that doesn't have the "right" politics is practicing a form of censorship. And it should be called out on it.
Going back to the roots of this discussion, it all started with this statement.
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Originally Posted by xg4bx
its not 'censorship' if its not done by a government entity.
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I disagree. Corporations are also capable of censorship. See above for example.