YouTube has reached out to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its expertise in dealing with hate on the internet. In one outgrowth of that partnership, the League is now a contributor to YouTube’s newly launched Abuse & Safety Center, where users are empowered to identify and confront hate, and to report abuses.
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The YouTube Abuse & Safety Center features information and links to resources developed by ADL to help internet users respond to and report offensive material and extremist content that violates YouTube’s Community Guidelines on hate speech.
“YouTube is an incredible tool for sharing videos and giving individuals an opportunity to broadcast themselves, but like other social networking sites it can be abused or used for sinister and dangerous purposes,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. “There are those who may try to exploit the technology to spread racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of hate.”
Since the advent of the internet, ADL has played a leading role in working to combat hate on the Internet through education and advocacy. The League monitors extremism and hate on the internet and works with major service providers, including Google, to identify and respond to offensive content.
Last year, the League launched a major initiative to counteract cyberbullying by providing access to educational resources and information to parents, teachers, students and caregivers. ADL also serves as the US representative to the International Network Against Cyber-Hate (INACH).
The YouTube Abuse & Safety Center was unveiled on December 11 at the annual conference of the Family Online Safety Institute in Washington D.C. A link to the Center is available at the bottom of every YouTube page.
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