YouTube to fund videos that 'counter hate' as pressure over extremism grows

Fund allocated to Google's Creators for Change programme with aim to push positive messages in face of popular hate videos

YouTube is to spend more than $5m funding creators on the video-sharing website who "counter hate and promote tolerance", as Google faces continued political pressure to do more to tackle extremism.

The money will be allocated to the company's Creators for Change programme, a collective of more than 100 YouTubers that was created "to encourage empathy and understanding around the world".