Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears before the US House of Representatives; Judiciary Committee on December 11. Photo: Melina Mara/Washington Post
YouTube still struggling to remove hate videos, and to avoid recommending them to users
- Racists, anti-Semites and other extremists continue to use YouTube to spread their ideas. Critics say platform is slow to identify such content
- YouTube doesn’t ban conspiracy theories or false news stories, but has made efforts to reduce the reach of such content this year
Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears before the US House of Representatives; Judiciary Committee on December 11. Photo: Melina Mara/Washington Post