A day before Americans bowed their heads to remember the victims of Sept. 11, YouTube bowed to pressure concerning online terrorist propaganda from Sen. Joe Lieberman and decided it will no longer allow videos that encourage or teach people to hurt other people. “While it might not seem fair to say you can’t show something because of what viewers theoretically might do in response,” says a new statement on YouTube’s Community Guidelines page, “we draw the line at content that’s intended to incite violence.”
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New YouTube Guideline Targets Terrorists, Ninjas, Street Racers
Posted by: Renay San Miguel September 12, 2008 12:11 PMA day before Americans bowed their heads to remember the victims of Sept. 11, YouTube bowed to pressure concerning online terrorist propaganda from Sen. Joe Lieberman and decided it will no longer allow videos that encourage or teach people to hurt other people. “While it might not seem fair to say you can’t show something because of what viewers theoretically might do in response,” says a new statement on YouTube’s Community Guidelines page, “we draw the line at content that’s intended to incite violence.”