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Racist Videos Boost YouTube's Traffic

But it also attracts criticism

By Bogdan Popa, Security and Search Engines Editor

28th of September 2007, 14:16 GMT

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A YouTube registered member who uploaded several racist videos on the official page of the service is now investigated by the police after his clips reported an impressive audience on

the web. The Muslim News reports the user named 'Paul' uploaded a total of 13 videos which contain Nazi photos and anti-black men inciting phrases. The police is now investigating the YouTuber and is very likely to obtain private details about the user straight from the Google video sharing service which was demanded in the past to provide sensitive information concerning the users.

"We are trying to identify who posted the article. If there have been offences we will then take the necessary action against them," Inspector Ian Gayles of the Dewsbury Neighbourhood Policing Team, said for the Muslim News.

The interesting fact is that the accounts seems to be available at this time, the YouTube representatives sustaining they will start an investigation once the consumers require them this thing. "When people see content that they think is inappropriate, they can flag it and our staff review it. If the content breaks our terms then we remove it, and if the user repeatedly breaks the rules, we disable their account," a YouTube official said for the same source.

The Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik demanded YouTube to remove the clips inciting to violence as soon as possible because they are quickly attracting audience. "It's sickening that this material was on the net for three weeks with a potential audience of millions, including children. What amazes me is that while YouTube have removed the video clip, they have allowed this individual and other racist clips to remain on their site, leaving the user free to continue spreading poison and inciting violence and racial hatred. YouTube must now move to ban this user and clean up their act," he stated according to The Muslim News.

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