But critics say that extremist groups continue to get their propaganda out to followers via those platforms, and call for tougher action. “These platforms have created a new and stunningly effective way for nefarious actors to attack and to harm,” said Senator Ben Nelson. The current efforts by the companies to remove content and cooperate with each other in doing so are strong but “not enough,” he said. YouTube is automatically removing 98 percent of videos promoting violent extremism using algorithms, said Public Policy Director Juniper Downs. “We are catching re-uploads of this video quickly and removing it as soon as those uploads are detected,” said Downs.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2018 16:41 UTC