HACKER Q&A
📣 kamphey

Is YouTube a Public Utility?


Being a part of the internet but under private jurisdiction, at first glance YouTube does not seem like a public utility...

But can it be considered one?


  👤 macguyvermectin Accepted Answer ✓
No, and it shouldn’t be treated as one. Nobody needs YouTube, and the only videos on YouTube that can’t be replaced with blogs are music videos and cat videos.

👤 akerl_
Why would Youtube be any more of a public utility than any other commercial entity?