Google's extremism apology came after UK pressure – minister
by Alan Travis Home affairs editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#2GKWZ)
Government 'read the riot act' to the firm, which must do more to tackle far-right videos on YouTube
Google's public apology over placing advertising next to extremist material came only after it was "read the riot act" at a Whitehall summit last Friday, it has emerged.
The company's bosses are expected to meet Cabinet Office ministers again this week, setting out further action to strengthen their advertising policies and ensure government ads do not appear next to YouTube videos featuring US white supremacists or banned Islamist hate preachers.
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