Big tech companies, such as Youtube, Facebook and Twitter are happy to reap the rewards of user generated content, without taking proper responsibility for it, David Court says. YouTube, the 14-year-old video sharing platform, looks as if it's finally ready to get serious with the hate-inducing content that's hosted on the platform. ​ABIGAIL DOUGHERTY/STUFF David Court says there is little financial incentive for YouTube to remove popular videos that drive advertising revenue. In the most simplistic of terms, there is little incentive for YouTube to remove popular videos from its platform. It wasn't until advertisers realised that YouTube was placing its brands next to disgusting content that a solution was found.

Source: Stuff June 08, 2019 18:56 UTC