Article 2YJWZ Sadiq Khan criticises YouTube over failure to remove 'horrific' gang videos

Sadiq Khan criticises YouTube over failure to remove 'horrific' gang videos

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Samuel Gibbs
from Technology | The Guardian on (#2YJWZ)

Mayor of London says 'lives could depend on' removal of videos that instruct viewers how to kill rival gang members, which YouTube says breached no rules

London mayor Sadiq Khan has criticised Google's YouTube after it failed to take down four violent gang videos describing killing methods and threatening rivals, which were flagged by police.

The videos reportedly show gang members waving a large Rambo-style knife as they attempt to goad rivals. The videos have been watched more than 356,000 times and have not been removed despite YouTube's terms saying it takes "threats, harassment, intimidation (and) inciting others to commit violent acts" seriously.

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