Google says it will step up its efforts to stem online extremism by putting more resources into identifying Youtube videos that spread hate.
The announcement comes in the wake of a series of terror attacks. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, a van drove into a crowd outside a North London mosque, killing one and injuring eight others in an attack police are treating as terrorism.
“While we and others have worked for years to identify and remove content that violates our policies, the uncomfortable truth is that we, as an industry, must acknowledge that more needs to be done. Now,” Google said in a blog post.
Google said it would fight extremism on its platforms in four ways.
First it will invest in artificial intelligence that can more effectively identify extreme content. The company will also double the number of independent experts it uses to flag inappropriate videos.
For content that does not clearly violate Youtube’s policies but nonetheless might inflame religious or other tensions, Google will use a warning that shows before a video loads. The content will still be hosted but it will not receive advertising revenue.
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