YouTube Took Down 58 Million Videos that Violated its Policies
The biggest video streaming platform YouTube has reportedly taken down more than 58 million videos and 224 million comments during the third quarter based on violations of its policies.
Along with this, government officials and interest groups in the United States, Europe and Asia have been pressuring YouTube, Facebook and other social media services to quickly identify and remove extremist and hateful content that critics have said incite violence.
The European Union has proposed online services should face steep fines unless they remove extremist material within one hour of a government order to do so.
An official at India's Ministry of Home Affairs speaking on the condition of anonymity stated that social media firms had agreed to tackle authorities' requests to remo...