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Google Begins Biggest Crackdown on Extremist YouTube Videos

  • Selected videos will lose ads, comments and have new warnings
  • Policy changes announced in June to go into effect Thursday
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Starting on Thursday, Google will police YouTube like it never has before, adding warnings and disabling advertising on videos that the company determines crosses its new threshold for offensive content.

YouTube isn’t removing the selected videos, but is instead setting new restrictions on viewing, sharing and making money on them. A note detailing the changes will go to producers of the affected videos on Thursday, according to a spokeswoman for the Alphabet Inc. company.