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When censorship makes sense: How YouTube should police hate speech
September 18, 2012
September 18, 2012
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(The New Republic) Late last week, Google yanked "The Innocence of Muslims," from YouTube in Egypt, Libya and some other Muslim nations. By that point, an ambassador and three other Americans were already dead in Libya, while riots raged across the Middle East. Still, the company's actions left behind an uncomfortable question: Should Google pull videos from YouTube just because they make people angry and violent?
Google was, in my view, right to suspend the video, given the clear and present danger of more violence. But Google's content-removal process left much to be desired. It has become clear that Google
Google was, in my view, right to suspend the video, given the clear and present danger of more violence. But Google's content-removal process left much to be desired. It has become clear that Google
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