YouTube is an “organ of radicalisation”: Report

YouTube has been branded as an “organ of radicalisation” after a report emerged on the ‘State of hate 2020’ by ‘Hope, Not Hate’ foundation. The report noted, “Anti-semitism has been increasingly adopted by supposedly non-political YouTube stars, like Pewdiepie, for shock value.”

The report also found that the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party has suspended more than 20 officials and activists, including six sitting councillors, for their Islamophobic remarks on various social media platforms.

According to the report, Britain continues to nourish the world’s most high profile, far-right activists, online. However, social media sites have not taken any action against their bigoted remarks. It also observed that the deluge of hate messages on social media remains unchecked.