YouTube is like the wild west – why won't Google pay to clean it up?

The tech giant has apologised for ads appearing next to extremist videos – but it needs to take action, not just rely on usersThe first rule of making an apology is simple: be clear about what you are apologising for. Matt Brittin, head of Google’s operations in Europe, failed the test. Was Google taking responsibility for allowing the company’s YouTube site to be polluted with extremist videos produced by terror preachers and racists? Or was he merely apologising to advertiser