YouTube Bars Radical Islamic Videos, Hate Speech and Promotion of Violence

At long last, a more evenhanded approach. They have long censored stuff that is critical of Islam

"Sen. Joe Lieberman, Head of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced on Thursday that the popular video sharing site YouTube will no longer allow radical Islamic videos, hate speech or promote violence.

Lieberman has long stated that Islamic radicals had been using YouTube as a means of broadcasting their messages. The Delaware senator had contacted Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt and requested the videos be pulled from the site, Google purchased YouTube in October 2006.

Under the revised "Community Guidelines" now posted on YouTube warns in part "Things like predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, intimidation, invading privacy, revealing other people's personal information, and inciting others to commit violent acts or to violate the Terms of Use are taken very seriously. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from YouTube.'

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One can only hope that they live up to it in fact. Just banning all incitement to violence would be sufficient in my view but an evenhanded approach can at least be respected.