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YouTube Crackdown on Extremism Also Deleted Videos Combating Extremism

OOPS

For years, the site had lax enforcement of policies against hate speech. Then it rushed into a purge that swept up innocent actors, too.

Kelly Weill
Kelly Weill
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Kelly Weill

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