YouTube blocks history teachers uploading archive videos of Hitler
by Jim Waterson Media editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#4GMDH)
Teachers trying to educate about fascism hit by service's new policy on hate speech
YouTube has blocked some British history teachers from its service for uploading archive material related to Adolf Hitler, saying they are breaching new guidelines banning the promotion of hate speech.
The video-sharing website announced on Wednesday that it would remove material glorifying the Nazis from its platform in an attempt to stop people being radicalised. In the process however, it also deleted videos uploaded to help educate future generations about the risks of fascism.
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