Creators for Change-owned video-sharing site YouTube has said it automatically caught and removed 83% of extremist videos using its machine learning technology in September, compared with 75% in August, according to a report from the provider. The study also revealed YouTube has added 35 non-governmental organisations to its Trusted Flagger initiative to help create policies on hate speech and radicalisation, and is expanding its Google programme. In addition, content featuring "controversial religious or supremacist content" is stripped of comments, recommendations and monetisations, and is preceded by a warning.
Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube has said it automatically caught and removed 83% of extremist videos using its machine learning technology in September, compared with 75% in August, according to a report from the provider. The study also revealed YouTube has added 35 non-governmental organisations to its Trusted Flagger initiative to help create policies on hate speech and radicalisation, and is expanding its Creators for Change programme. In addition, content featuring "controversial religious or supremacist content" is stripped of comments, recommendations and monetisations, and is preceded by a warning.