YouTube CEO URGES governments to outlaw 'harmful' speech

Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube, has acknowledged that the platform’s policy of censoring legal content that it deems to be “harmful” is controversial and urged governments to step in and pass stronger speech laws.

She made terrifying comments about censorship during an interview with TIDETVhamburg.

So, where does YouTube stand on policy meant to censor legal content with a so-called “harmful” rating? Wojcicki explained how she urges governments to pass laws the platform can easily enforce.

“We work around the globe, and you’re right, certainly there are many different laws and many different jurisdictions, and we…enforce the laws of the various jurisdictions around speech or what’s considered safe or not safe,” Wojcicki said.