YouTube faces big backlash over its filtering of content
The video sharing platform has held its hands up to admit blanket filtering of LGBTQ+ content was a mistake
Leading Irish YouTubers have called on the platform to show more transparency in its filtering policies following controversy over the censorship of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) + content.
The video-sharing site came under fire last week after YouTube’s restricted mode was found to be filtering out LGBTQ+ related content.
The restricted mode has been in place since 2010, but only came to light recently following a video by British content ...