Video sharing giant YouTube announced on Wednesday that it will delete thousands of neo-Nazi and white supremacist videos and channels as part of the video platform's initiative to remove extremist views on the site.
The company said in a statement that it will block "videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion. It's our responsibility to protect that and prevent our platform from being used to incite hatred, harassment, discrimination and violence."
YouTube further stated, "Our systems are also getting smarter about what types of videos should get this treatment, and we'll be able to apply it to even more borderline videos moving forward."
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