Monday, September 24, 2012

Anti-Islam Movie Contradicts Youtube's Community Guidelines

Google, if wishes, has all the reasons to remove the anti-Islam movie which creates a big fuzz these days. Such removal will not be the first time, as Google has already removed such offending clips when it came to holocaust denial. It had also removed numerous videos posted during Gaza Invasion, as the videos contained dead bodies claimed to be killed by Israeli soldiers.
Term:
YouTube is not a shock site. Don't post gross-out videos of accidents, dead bodies or similar things intended to shock or disgust.
Try the following link and see for yourself.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7FBB27616F4428B7

The anti-Islam movie is in clear contradiction to the following Google Community Guidelines, but still resides there safe and sound in youtube, enjoying the popularity.
1. Hate Speech
Term:

We encourage free speech and defend everyone's right to express unpopular points of view. But we don't permit hate speech (speech which attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and sexual orientation/gender identity).
In the same page Hate Speech is defined as:
"Hate speech" refers to content that promotes hatred against members of a protected group. For instance, racist or sexist content may be considered hate speech. Sometimes there is a fine line between what is and what is not considered hate speech. For instance, it is generally okay to criticize a nation, but not okay to make insulting generalizations about people of a particular nationality

2. Harassment
Term:
Things like predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, intimidation, invading privacy, revealing other people’s personal information, and inciting others to commit violent acts or to violate the Terms of Use are taken very seriously. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from YouTube.
In the same page Harassment is defined as:
It comes down to respect. YouTube is all about sharing and interacting with the community in respectful ways. If you're not sure whether a video or comment you've made crosses the line, follow a simple rule of thumb: if you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't say it on YouTube. And if you're looking to attack, harass, demean, or impersonate others, go elsewhere.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The problem is the "law" that's being broken only applies to followers of Islam. If anyone else in the world wants to put up a picture of Muhammad they're going to; freedom of expression > the feelings of a select few. I can't break a law that I don't acknowledge, and in reality, hurts no-one. I will not be told, nor controlled, merely to keep your inbred ideals from up-roaring into chaos. Don't like something? Grow up, ignore it. Still don't like it? Too damn bad.