New Category Lets YouTube Users Report Vids That ‘Promote Terrorism’ | Talking Points Memo

YouTube has quietly added a new category viewers can use to flag inappropriate videos: “promotes terrorism.”The new category, which went live in early November, is a subcategory of the “Violent or Repulsive Content” category users can choose when they report material on the site. The addition occurred shortly after lawmakers in the U.S. and Britain pressured the site to do something about terror-related content.


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