The new measures will also include the removal of content that touts denial ideology related to historically documented acts of violence, i.e. the Sandy Hook shooting and the Holocaust.
"We recognize some of this content has value to researchers and NGOs looking to understand hate in order to combat it, and we are exploring options to make it available to them in the future," a statement from "the YouTube team," released Wednesday, reads. "And as always, context matters, so some videos could remain up because they discuss topics like pending legislation, aim to condemn or expose hate, or provide analysis of current events."
The team's statement added that the update to their hate policy will also see the attempted reduction in sharing of videos determined to be "right up to the line" of an outright violation, pointing to a pilot program launched in January that limited such content’s appearance in users' recommendations. Per a stat cited in Wednesday's statement, the program—which will see an expansion into multiple countries in the coming months—inspired a 50 percent drop in recommendations-obtained view counts for what they've characterized as "borderline content" a la Flat Earth, etc.
Though this move marks an "important step" for the video sharing platform, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt told Variety Wednesday, this alone is "insufficient" in the larger effort aimed at halting the spread of such content. The policy update is expected to affect thousands of uploads.
It remains to be seen whether the new policy will directly affect Crowder's account.
