YouTube admitted Tuesday it has deleted comments that contained particular Chinese-language phrases critical of China’s Communist Party (CCP), calling it an “error” that is being investigated -- but critics don’t buy the explanation. A YouTube insider told Fox News the removals were not a result of a policy change but rather caused by an error in the tech giant’s comments enforcement systems. YouTube removes comments that violate its community guidelines, such as spam and hateful rhetoric. An insider told Fox News that YouTube has relied more on automated systems to police itself amid the coronavirus pandemic. “These phrases seem to have been accidentally added to YouTube’s comment filters, which automatically remove spam and offensive text,” Vincent wrote.

Source: Fox News May 26, 2020 20:03 UTC