Regulation

YouTube Will Hide Extremist Content But Not Ban It

YouTube ranges in content from professional outlets to homemade bloopers; however, highly controversial, extremist views have also made their way to the social media platform. For the past months, YouTube has been working diligently to take command of this growing issue and today announced their progress thus far. The item getting the most attention? "YouTube will now begin limiting the reach of videos that have 'controversial religious or supremacist content' but don’t strictly violate the website’s hate speech guidelines." This seemingly "gray" line between free speech and extremist views is quite ridiculous. YouTube seems to be strictly following their own policies - why not write a little tighter regulations for the site's content? Come on guys.