Facebook and YouTube use automation to remove extremist videos, sources say

Video-sharing websites are taking down Isis videos and other violent propaganda with technology used to remove copyright-protected materialSome of the web’s biggest destinations for watching videos have quietly started using automation to remove extremist content from their sites, according to two people familiar with the process.The move is a major step forward for internet companies that are eager to eradicate violent propaganda from their sites and are under pressure to do so from gover