CBS Pushes YouTube CEO to Further Ramp Up Censorship

CBS Pushes YouTube CEO to Further Ramp Up Censorship
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki in San Francisco on Oct. 15, 2018. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for WIRED25
Petr Svab
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In a recent report, CBS News pressed the head of YouTube to intensify censorship of content the report called “questionable,” “controversial,” and “harmful.”

While YouTube has been hammered by a plethora of independent content creators for hamstringing speech on its platform, CBS’s “60 Minutes” correspondent, Lesley Stahl, seemed to come from the opposite direction, questioning why the company doesn’t do more.

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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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