(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 3, 2018 YouTube's headquarters is seen in San Bruno, California on April 03, 2018. - YouTube said on June 5, 2019, it would ban videos that promote or glorify racism and discrimination as well as those denying well-documented violent events, like the Holocaust or the Sandy Hook school shooting. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
LOS ANGELES: We’re more than halfway through with 2019, meaning tech giants have had ample time this year to show us how much they’ve furthered – or stagnated on – efforts to rid unsavoury content from their platforms. And like other years, there are platforms that have found themselves in hot water on brand safety issues more so than others.
Enter: YouTube. The world’s largest video website in 2019 has already come under fire for content moderation-related gaffes including acting as a “digital playground” for child predators and seemingly ignoring the bigoted harassment of a Vox journalist. The platform has also recently been blamed for radicalising young adults and serving content to children that’s unsuitable for them. And most recently, a Wall Street Journal investigation found misinformation about cancer treatment widely available on large digital platforms including YouTube.
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