Will YouTube's new anti-harassment policy stick? Critics have doubts.
YouTube GOOG, +0.39% GOOGL, +0.32% on Wednesday revealed a more rigorous anti-harassment policy, including what it called a “stronger stance” against people who make personal attacks and threats, tougher consequences for those who engage in repeated harassing behavior, and new ways to flag toxic comments on the popular video site.
See also: YouTube considers removing child stars — their parents say that’s a drastic solution to a complex problem Nearly three in four U.S. adults report using YouTube, according to the Pew Research Center, with that figure rising to 90% among people aged 18 to 24. The YouTube spokesman confirmed that Crowder’s videos targeting Maza now constituted a violation of the harassment policy. But Maza, in response to news that those videos would be taken down, expressed his own reservations in an interview with Vox’s Recode.
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