YouTube Removes Accounts, More Than 150,000 Videos Over Child Exploitation Concerns

NPR

Published November 29, 2017 at 11:33 AM CST

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YouTube has come under fire recently for how many videos associated with child exploitation have been circulated on its site. Companies like Adidas and Cadbury have pulled back their ads, and YouTube says it has now removed hundreds of predatory accounts and thousands of videos.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Here & Now media analyst John Carroll (@johncarroll_bu), author of the Campaign Outsider blog.

YouTube Removes Accounts, More Than 150,000 Videos Over Child Exploitation Concerns

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