> This is one of the broadest definitions of censorship I’ve ever heard then.
It is the correct and commonly used definition of the word.
> I understand censorship to be the total suppression of content, not a partial restriction of it, or having to view it on one major (similarly priced, similar ease of use) platform instead of another.
You understand censorship incorrectly then. For example, every television network employs people called censors whose job it is to decide what content is allowed on the network. If you're making a prime time sitcom for NBC and you try to write in the word "Fuck", the censors will tell you you're not allowed to do that and they will refuse to air it. They will censor the word "Fuck". That is censorship. It doesn't mean that nobody anywhere is ever allowed to utter the word fuck, it means they don't allow it. You can go watch HBO and hear the word fuck, but NBC censors it.
> I haven’t seen any evidence or quotes from Young that request keeping Rogan’s content secret.
He said "You can have Rogan or me but not both". The other option there was "not have Rogan". What do you think that means except remove his programming from Spotify?
> I don’t think it counts as censorship if you say a platform no longer has content that’s available elsewhere.
Again, first of all yes it does mean that. Second of all, Rogan is exclusive with Spotify, so it's not available elsewhere.
In this case what Young is asking to be censored is any discussion of vaccines and Covid that doesn't agree with the official government narrative. This should be a huge red flag. Whenever you're not allowed to question the government that is a sign that something is wrong and a warning of totalitarianism. It doesn't necessarily mean that the government is wrong and that the people asking questions are right, but if you are right and have good intentions you should be able to welcome and address any questions to assuage people's fears and not try to silence them.
It is the correct and commonly used definition of the word.
> I understand censorship to be the total suppression of content, not a partial restriction of it, or having to view it on one major (similarly priced, similar ease of use) platform instead of another.
You understand censorship incorrectly then. For example, every television network employs people called censors whose job it is to decide what content is allowed on the network. If you're making a prime time sitcom for NBC and you try to write in the word "Fuck", the censors will tell you you're not allowed to do that and they will refuse to air it. They will censor the word "Fuck". That is censorship. It doesn't mean that nobody anywhere is ever allowed to utter the word fuck, it means they don't allow it. You can go watch HBO and hear the word fuck, but NBC censors it.
> I haven’t seen any evidence or quotes from Young that request keeping Rogan’s content secret.
He said "You can have Rogan or me but not both". The other option there was "not have Rogan". What do you think that means except remove his programming from Spotify?
> I don’t think it counts as censorship if you say a platform no longer has content that’s available elsewhere.
Again, first of all yes it does mean that. Second of all, Rogan is exclusive with Spotify, so it's not available elsewhere.
In this case what Young is asking to be censored is any discussion of vaccines and Covid that doesn't agree with the official government narrative. This should be a huge red flag. Whenever you're not allowed to question the government that is a sign that something is wrong and a warning of totalitarianism. It doesn't necessarily mean that the government is wrong and that the people asking questions are right, but if you are right and have good intentions you should be able to welcome and address any questions to assuage people's fears and not try to silence them.