YouTube's Battle Against ISIS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/youtube-battle-against-isis_55d61416e4b0ab468da037a6?kvcommref=mostpopular
But while YouTube has said it removes content that violates
local laws or promotes terrorism, Grand argued against relying
solely on censorship. Speaking at the same forum, David
Drummond, the top legal officer for the company, pressed media
influencers to focus on "drowning out" the Islamic State with
"better messages, with reasonable messages."
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This is a must-read story, and Google's David Drummond is exactly on
point -- the solution to false information is true information, the way
to overpower hate is with reason. Censorship is an attempt at a
political shortcut that never really works -- that includes the EU and
other countries' horrendous "right to be forgotten" regimes -- and
brings with it enormous negative collateral damage. I'm extremely glad
to see the reported effort by YouTube/Google as described in this
article. Great work!
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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