They can, and if/when people start claiming this move from YouTube is a First Amendment violation, that's a great counter-point.
I don't see any first amendment / free speech talk. Has it been deleted or something?
It only shows up when the bad guys get censored.
It is not hypocritical to think that something I think is bad should be removed, and something I think is not bad should not be removed.
But it is hypocritical to invoke the first amendment as a defense of private censorship when "bad" things are removed, then completely forget that defense when complaining about "good" things being removed.
yes they can, and as such should be shamed for their poor judgements