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YouTube says it will redirect people searching for “violent extremist propaganda”\u00a0<\/strong>and offer them videos that denounce terrorism.<\/p>\n

People searching for certain terms relating to the so-called Islamic State group will be offered playlists of videos “debunking its mythology”.<\/p>\n

YouTube said it wanted to help prevent people being radicalised.<\/p>\n

The company told the BBC that uploading IS propaganda was already against its terms and conditions.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0blog post, the video-streaming giant said it was implementing ideas from the Redirect Method, a campaign that tries to steer the IS audience towards videos that debunk the group’s recruitment tactics.<\/p>\n

\"Elderly<\/span><\/figure>\n

The themed video playlists challenge claims by the so-called Islamic State group that it provides good governance, is a strong military force, and that world powers are conspiring to harm Muslims.<\/p>\n

Rather than producing new material, the playlists contain videos already uploaded to YouTube that present an opposing point of view, such as:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • testimony from people who have left IS, describing what life in the group was really like<\/li>\n
  • footage of a suffering elderly lady confronting two IS fighters and telling them to “return to the way of God”<\/li>\n
  • speeches by imams denouncing violence and extremism<\/li>\n
  • footage from inside IS-controlled areas, showing the reality of life there<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Redirect Method says pre-existing videos, rather than specially commissioned content, are more effective because they are seen to be more trustworthy.<\/p>\n

    “Media created by governments or Western news outlets can be rejected on face value, for a perception of promoting an anti-Muslim agenda,” the\u00a0organisation says\u00a0in its methodology.<\/p>\n

    \"Queue<\/span><\/figure>\n

    It said videos uploaded by the public “would not be be rejected outright by our target audience”.<\/p>\n

    YouTube told the BBC that it would begin redirecting users searching for particular terms in English, but would later add other languages including Arabic.<\/p>\n

    Algorithms will help determine whether other search keywords need to be included in the scheme, and the company will monitor whether people are engaging with the curated playlists.<\/p>\n

    While anybody searching for terrorist propaganda would be redirected, including academics and journalists, YouTube said such content was already against its terms and conditions and was removed when discovered.<\/p>\n

    –<\/p>\n

    Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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