YouTube has finally banned white supremacist content from its platform. Or,Spain at least the popular video-sharing site saysit has.
The company announced a host of policy changes in a Wednesday morning blog post that aim to address the vitriolic cesspool that its platform has become. And sure, this move is better late than never. The flip side of that coin, however, is too little too late.
"Today, we're taking another step in our hate speech policy by specifically prohibiting videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status," reads the blog post.
Included in that broad swath of now-banned content, YouTube notes, are videos denying the Holocaust or the Sandy Hook shooting.
Interestingly, this announcement comes at the same time the company is facing sustained criticism for its handling of a targeted harassment campaign against a journalist, and a New York Timesinvestigation into the curation and, in effect, sexualization of children's videos by YouTube's algorithm.
SEE ALSO: YouTube won't take action on videos that target a reporter's race and sexualityIn other words, YouTube knows it has a lot of problems on its hands. Perhaps it thought banning outright Nazi videos was an easy place to start cleaning up its image?
If so, we are forced to wonder why the company waited until its hand was forced.
Topics YouTube
NYT Connections hints and answers for April 26: Tips to solve 'Connections' #685.
Best Samsung Galaxy deal: Get a free 2TB portable SSD when you buy the $699.99 Galaxy Book4
Best Kindle deals: Get the Kindle Scribe for $100 off
Geely and Renault partner to develop gasoline engines and hybrid technology · TechNode
NYT Connections hints and answers for May 1: Tips to solve 'Connections' #690.
Toyota to sell hydrogen
OpenAI previews Voice Engine, synthetic voice creator
NYT's The Mini crossword answers for March 30
Best Apple deal: Save $60 on the Apple Watch SE
Inspur forecasts a sharp 60
The best day to book your flight, according to Google
Geely and Renault partner to develop gasoline engines and hybrid technology · TechNode
Calm Strips are a hot new fidget tool. Here's why.
iPhone SE 4 case leak hints at major redesign — and it looks like the iPhone 14
Best robot vacuum deal: Get the Roborock Q5 Max for 53% off at Amazon
Wordle today: The answer and hints for April 1
UConn vs. Illinois basketball livestreams: How to watch live
Best Google Pixel Buds Pro deal: Save on earbuds at Amazon
U.N. aims to make carbon emissions cost money at COP 25 climate talks
BYD expects stellar 2023 H1 results, net profit set to triple to RMB 10.5 billion · TechNode
Extremely lit sign language interpreter steals the show at Snoop Dogg's concertPeople are freaking out over inevitable Taylor Swift references on Harry Styles' new albumYou won't believe how fast this Microsoft plugPut your smartphone away, you're missing the entire history of youDon’t believe that ‘James Comey’ pee tape tweetPeople are freaking out over inevitable Taylor Swift references on Harry Styles' new albumSnapchat update adds 'limitless' snaps, looping videos and more emojiPeople are cutting up Ikea tote bags to make weird and wonderful creationsMicrosoft CEO: It's our job to prevent '1984' from coming true'Irreplaceable' plant specimens destroyed by customs officials with no chillDerelict house engulfed by overgrown trees is on sale for £450,000 and it's a pretty good dealThis brewery used 50,000 liters of human urine to make its beerUnlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 now available for prePut your smartphone away, you're missing the entire history of youAndy Weir, author of 'The Martian', will have a new book out in NovemberThanks to Amazon, it's time to kill your landlineWho needs TUber rolls out new app personalization with Saved Places featureThere's a Harry Styles filter on Snapchat but nobody noticedFacebook is going to do something about those terrible ads on your website Facebook faces boycott push from NAACP, ADL, and other civil rights groups This is maybe the best online resume tool yet The rise of 'Animal Crossing': Game changer or just another quarantine quirk? The 10 most entertaining video game movies Juneteenth rallies across the U.S.: Photos How to find and support Black A guide to protesting: What to know, wear, and bring Twitter's audio tweets reveal a bigger accessibility problem What to expect at WWDC 2020: Plenty of new features across all Apple devices Google's Wing drones deliver library books to Virginia students Pornhub streams documentary on Russian corruption. Yes Pornhub. Two lucky women had the Disney 'The Last of Us Part 2' review: A powerful yet flawed artistic triumph Arizona fires seen fuming from space Petition calls for Columbus, Ohio to be renamed 'Flavortown' Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot is for now sale 10 games that capture the feeling of summer Supreme Court rules Trump administration can't end DACA that way There's an extreme, unusual warm spot on Earth right now AMC will make moviegoers wear masks in theaters after outcry