YouTube CEO Wants Governments Pass Laws to ‘Have More Control over Online Speech’

KETTEMANN You ve mentioned ░░░░░░░░ important the important position ░░░░░░░░ you have that YouTube ░░░░░░░░ in how to deal ░░░░░░░░ content whether to downrank ░░░░░░░░ to demonetize it Depending ░░░░░░░░ the jurisdiction you re ░░░░░░░░ you know in some ░░░░░░░░ like Germany courts have ░░░░░░░░ a rather strong position ░░░░░░░░ the limits of what ░░░░░░░░ can do whether they ░░░░░░░░ not act arbitrarily or ░░░░░░░░ they have to stick ░░░░░░░░ their standards and implement ░░░░░░░░ How does that work ░░░░░░░░ practice You perhaps can ░░░░░░░░ a bit on that ░░░░░░░░ do you make sure ░░░░░░░░ in light of the ░░░░░░░░ different jurisdictions out there ░░░░░░░░ navigate this minefield between ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions between keeping advertisers ░░░░░░░░ between keeping users interested ░░░░░░░░ Sure sure Great question ░░░░░░░░ first of all I ░░░░░░░░ say that for you ░░░░░░░░ we work around the ░░░░░░░░ and you re right ░░░░░░░░ there are many different ░░░░░░░░ and many different jurisdictions ░░░░░░░░ we enforce the laws ░░░░░░░░ the various jurisdictions around ░░░░░░░░ or what s considered ░░░░░░░░ or not safe That ░░░░░░░░ true for democratically elected ░░░░░░░░ It might get a ░░░░░░░░ bit more complicated in ░░░░░░░░ democratically elected governments And ░░░░░░░░ the most part so ░░░░░░░░ we enforce those laws ░░░░░░░░ actually hasn t been ░░░░░░░░ controversial part What has ░░░░░░░░ the controversial part has ░░░░░░░░ when there is content ░░░░░░░░ would be deemed as ░░░░░░░░ but yet is not ░░░░░░░░ So an example of ░░░░░░░░ for example would be ░░░░░░░░ I m not aware ░░░░░░░░ there being laws by ░░░░░░░░ saying around Covid in ░░░░░░░░ of not being able ░░░░░░░░ debate the efficacy of ░░░░░░░░ or where the virus ░░░░░░░░ from or the right ░░░░░░░░ or proposal but yet ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and concern about us ░░░░░░░░ misinformation that went against ░░░░░░░░ was considered the standard ░░░░░░░░ accepted medical knowledge And ░░░░░░░░ this category of harmful ░░░░░░░░ not but legal has ░░░░░░░░ I think where most ░░░░░░░░ the discussion has been ░░░░░░░░ you know for us ░░░░░░░░ look at that content ░░░░░░░░ we think about the ░░░░░░░░ role that we play ░░░░░░░░ society We want to ░░░░░░░░ doing the right thing ░░░░░░░░ our users and for ░░░░░░░░ creators We also generate ░░░░░░░░ from advertisers and if ░░░░░░░░ are serving content that ░░░░░░░░ seen by our advertising ░░░░░░░░ as not benefiting society ░░░░░░░░ advertiser is going to ░░░░░░░░ to appear on that ░░░░░░░░ they re certainly not ░░░░░░░░ to even want to ░░░░░░░░ on a different you ░░░░░░░░ content that is positive ░░░░░░░░ they think the platform ░░░░░░░░ a whole is not ░░░░░░░░ responsible So we are ░░░░░░░░ very aligned Responsibility is ░░░░░░░░ is good for our ░░░░░░░░ and we you know ░░░░░░░░ have over two million ░░░░░░░░ on our platform that ░░░░░░░░ share revenue with So ░░░░░░░░ we re not generating ░░░░░░░░ for them then that ░░░░░░░░ a problem for our ░░░░░░░░ They create beautiful and ░░░░░░░░ content and we share ░░░░░░░░ majority of revenue with ░░░░░░░░ So yeah So basically ░░░░░░░░ s like you know ░░░░░░░░ I think governments can ░░░░░░░░ our recommendation if governments ░░░░░░░░ to have more control ░░░░░░░░ online speech is to ░░░░░░░░ laws to have that ░░░░░░░░ very cleanly and clearly ░░░░░░░░ such that we can ░░░░░░░░ it There are times ░░░░░░░░ we see the laws ░░░░░░░░ implemented or being suggested ░░░░░░░░ they re not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ or possible for us ░░░░░░░░ cleanly interpret them And ░░░░░░░░ ve also seen sometimes ░░░░░░░░ s laws passed just ░░░░░░░░ the internet as opposed ░░░░░░░░ for all speech and ░░░░░░░░ do think that s ░░░░░░░░ dangerous area when we ░░░░░░░░ to get in and ░░░░░░░░ oh sure you could ░░░░░░░░ something like this in ░░░░░░░░ magazine or on TV ░░░░░░░░ you can t say ░░░░░░░░ on the internet.”