YouTube clamps down on hate speech by banning supremacism, Holocaust denial and more

YouTube's on-going battle against hate speech on its platform continues, and the site has just announced new policies that it hopes will help to further curb the problem. As part of its new rules, YouTube is now taking a tougher stance against discriminatory material, banning supremacist videos such as those that promote Nazism. Also banned are videos that seek to spread misinformation by denying that "well-documented violent events", such as the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, ever occurred. Holocaust denial is also banned. See also: Confirmed: YouTube Originals content will be free YouTube disables comments on videos of minors because of… [Continue Reading]