YouTube video removals soar as software enforces rules


Slightly more than 11.4 million videos were pulled from the popular online platform, nearly double the number removed in the first three months of the year, setting a new quarterly record for the Google-owned company. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube said Aug 25 that video removals soared in the second quarter of this year as the company relied more on software to enforce content rules to protect workers from the pandemic.

Slightly more than 11.4 million videos were pulled from the popular online platform, nearly double the number removed in the first three months of the year, setting a new quarterly record for the Google-owned company.

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