HEMU’S BOTTOM LINE: YouTube Is Providing Instructional Videos For Drugs And Fake IDs

The Digital Citizens Alliance has recently targeted Google and YouTube for the recurring issue of hosting videos instructing users of illegal activity such as buying prescription drugs online without prescriptions. Google has an efficient setup to identify inappropriate content, and to prevent advertisements from appearing on videos that should not be promoted. However, Google hesitates to outright censor these topics. Executive direction of the Digital Citizens Alliance, Tom Galvin, comments on the fact that more can still be done, such as flagging key terms that contain “buying prescription drugs without prescription.” Hemanshu Nigam says that Google needs to confront the issue directly, because as a private company they can increase their censorship restrictions.

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