YouTube shuts down far-right channels over hate speech

YouTube said that the channels removed Monday included Duke, Molyneux, Spencer and American Renaissance. All the terminated channels broke YouTube rules by alleging that members of protected groups were innately inferior to others, according to the Google-owned video platform. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube on June 29 shut down six far-right channels for violating rules against “supremacist” content, booting videos by David Duke, Stefan Molyneux and Richard Spencer.

The video sharing platform pulled the plug on the channels as online social media platforms face increasing pressure to crack down on hateful rhetoric.