YouTube announces four new steps that it’s taking to combat extremist content

In recent months, social media platforms have been under under pressure to do more when it comes to hosting content that promotes violent extremism and terrorist propaganda. In an op-ed published today in Financial Times, YouTube has outlined four new steps that it’s taking to confront extremist activity on its platform.In the op-ed, Kent Walker, the senior vice-president and general counsel of Google, writes that YouTube has been working with various governments and law enforcement agenci