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

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░░░░░░░░ of all I ll ░░░░░░░░ that for uh you ░░░░░░░░ we we work around ░░░░░░░░ globe and you re ░░░░░░░░ certainly there are many ░░░░░░░░ laws in many different ░░░░░░░░ and we um we ░░░░░░░░ the laws of the ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions around speech or ░░░░░░░░ s considered safe or ░░░░░░░░ safe um that s ░░░░░░░░ for for democratically elected ░░░░░░░░ um it might get ░░░░░░░░ little bit more complicated ░░░░░░░░ in non democratically elected ░░░░░░░░ um and and for ░░░░░░░░ most part you know ░░░░░░░░ basically we we enforce ░░░░░░░░ laws um that actually ░░░░░░░░ t been the controversial ░░░░░░░░ what has been the ░░░░░░░░ part has been when ░░░░░░░░ is content that would ░░░░░░░░ deemed as harmful but ░░░░░░░░ is not illegal um ░░░░░░░░ an example of that ░░░░░░░░ example would be kovid ░░░░░░░░ m not aware of ░░░░░░░░ being laws by government ░░░░░░░░ around coven in terms ░░░░░░░░ not being able to ░░░░░░░░ the efficacy of masks ░░░░░░░░ where the virus came ░░░░░░░░ or the right treatment ░░░░░░░░ proposal but yet there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of pressure ░░░░░░░░ concern about us distributing ░░░░░░░░ that went against what ░░░░░░░░ considered the standard and ░░░░░░░░ medical knowledge um and ░░░░░░░░ this category of harmful ░░░░░░░░ not um but but ░░░░░░░░ has been I think ░░░░░░░░ most of the discussion ░░░░░░░░ been and you know ░░░░░░░░ us we look at ░░░░░░░░ content and we think ░░░░░░░░ the the role that ░░░░░░░░ play in society um ░░░░░░░░ want to be doing ░░░░░░░░ right thing for our ░░░░░░░░ and for our creators ░░░░░░░░ also generate revenue from ░░░░░░░░ and if we are ░░░░░░░░ content that is seen ░░░░░░░░ our advertising community as ░░░░░░░░ benefiting society no advertiser ░░░░░░░░ going to want to ░░░░░░░░ on that and they ░░░░░░░░ certainly not going to ░░░░░░░░ want to appear on ░░░░░░░░ different you know content ░░░░░░░░ is positive if they ░░░░░░░░ the platform as a ░░░░░░░░ is not being responsible ░░░░░░░░ we are generally very ░░░░░░░░ responsibility is really is ░░░░░░░░ for our business and ░░░░░░░░ uh you know we ░░░░░░░░ over two million creators ░░░░░░░░ our platform that we ░░░░░░░░ revenue with so if ░░░░░░░░ re not generating revenue ░░░░░░░░ them then you know ░░░░░░░░ s a problem for ░░░░░░░░ creators um they create ░░░░░░░░ and incredible content and ░░░░░░░░ share the majority of ░░░░░░░░ with them so um ░░░░░░░░ so basically that s ░░░░░░░░ you know so I ░░░░░░░░ governments like can can ░░░░░░░░ you know our recommendation ░░░░░░░░ governments want to have ░░░░░░░░ control over online speech ░░░░░░░░ to to pass laws ░░░░░░░░ have that be very ░░░░░░░░ and clearly defined such ░░░░░░░░ we can implement it ░░░░░░░░ are times that we ░░░░░░░░ the laws being implemented ░░░░░░░░ being suggested that they ░░░░░░░░ they re not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ or possible for us ░░░░░░░░ cleanly interpret them um ░░░░░░░░ we ve also seen ░░░░░░░░ there s laws passed ░░░░░░░░ for the internet as ░░░░░░░░ to for all speech ░░░░░░░░ and I do think ░░░░░░░░ s a dangerous area ░░░░░░░░ we start to get ░░░░░░░░ and say oh sure ░░░░░░░░ could say something like ░░░░░░░░ in a magazine or ░░░░░░░░ TV but you can ░░░░░░░░ say it on the ░░░░░░░░ You ve mentioned this ░░░░░░░░ important that that you ░░░░░░░░ yourself that is the ░░░░░░░░ position that that you ░░░░░░░░ have that youtube has ░░░░░░░░ how to deal with ░░░░░░░░ content whether it s ░░░░░░░░ to demonetize it um ░░░░░░░░ on the jurisdiction you ░░░░░░░░ in you know in ░░░░░░░░ countries uh like Germany ░░░░░░░░ courts have taken a ░░░░░░░░ rather strong position on ░░░░░░░░ the limits of what ░░░░░░░░ uh can do whether ░░░░░░░░ must not act arbitrarily ░░░░░░░░ that they have to ░░░░░░░░ to their their their ░░░░░░░░ and implement them so ░░░░░░░░ um how how does ░░░░░░░░ that work in practice ░░░░░░░░ perhaps can can elaborate ░░░░░░░░ bit on that how ░░░░░░░░ you make sure that ░░░░░░░░ light of the many ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions out there you ░░░░░░░░ you navigate this this ░░░░░░░░ this this minefield between ░░░░░░░░ national jurisdictions between keeping ░░░░░░░░ advertisers happy between keeping ░░░░░░░░ interested sure sure no ░░░░░░░░ great question uh well ░░░░░░░░ of all I ll ░░░░░░░░ that for uh you ░░░░░░░░ we we work around ░░░░░░░░ globe and you re ░░░░░░░░ certainly there are many ░░░░░░░░ laws in many different ░░░░░░░░ and we um we ░░░░░░░░ the laws of the ░░░░░░░░ jurisdictions around speech or ░░░░░░░░ s considered safe or ░░░░░░░░ safe um that s ░░░░░░░░ for for democratically elected ░░░░░░░░ um it might get ░░░░░░░░ little bit more complicated ░░░░░░░░ in non democratically elected ░░░░░░░░ um and and for ░░░░░░░░ most part you know ░░░░░░░░ basically we we enforce ░░░░░░░░ laws um that actually ░░░░░░░░ t been the controversial ░░░░░░░░ what has been the ░░░░░░░░ part has been when ░░░░░░░░ is content that would ░░░░░░░░ deemed as harmful but ░░░░░░░░ is not illegal um ░░░░░░░░ an example of that ░░░░░░░░ example would be kovid ░░░░░░░░ m not aware of ░░░░░░░░ being laws by government ░░░░░░░░ around coven in terms ░░░░░░░░ not being able to ░░░░░░░░ the efficacy of masks ░░░░░░░░ where the virus came ░░░░░░░░ or the right treatment ░░░░░░░░ proposal but yet there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of pressure ░░░░░░░░ concern about us distributing ░░░░░░░░ that went against what ░░░░░░░░ considered the standard and ░░░░░░░░ medical knowledge um and ░░░░░░░░ this category of harmful ░░░░░░░░ not um but but ░░░░░░░░ has been I think ░░░░░░░░ most of the discussion ░░░░░░░░ been and you know ░░░░░░░░ us we look at ░░░░░░░░ content and we think ░░░░░░░░ the the role that ░░░░░░░░ play in society um ░░░░░░░░ want to be doing ░░░░░░░░ right thing for our ░░░░░░░░ and for our creators ░░░░░░░░ also generate revenue from ░░░░░░░░ and if we are ░░░░░░░░ content that is seen ░░░░░░░░ our advertising community as ░░░░░░░░ benefiting society no advertiser ░░░░░░░░ going to want to ░░░░░░░░ on that and they ░░░░░░░░ certainly not going to ░░░░░░░░ want to appear on ░░░░░░░░ different you know content ░░░░░░░░ is positive if they ░░░░░░░░ the platform as a ░░░░░░░░ is not being responsible ░░░░░░░░ we are generally very ░░░░░░░░ responsibility is really is ░░░░░░░░ for our business and ░░░░░░░░ uh you know we ░░░░░░░░ over two million creators ░░░░░░░░ our platform that we ░░░░░░░░ revenue with so if ░░░░░░░░ re not generating revenue ░░░░░░░░ them then you know ░░░░░░░░ s a problem for ░░░░░░░░ creators um they create ░░░░░░░░ and incredible content and ░░░░░░░░ share the majority of ░░░░░░░░ with them so um ░░░░░░░░ so basically that s ░░░░░░░░ you know so I ░░░░░░░░ governments like can can ░░░░░░░░ you know our recommendation ░░░░░░░░ governments want to have ░░░░░░░░ control over online speech ░░░░░░░░ to to pass laws ░░░░░░░░ have that be very ░░░░░░░░ and clearly defined such ░░░░░░░░ we can implement it ░░░░░░░░ are times that we ░░░░░░░░ the laws being implemented ░░░░░░░░ being suggested that they ░░░░░░░░ they re not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ or possible for us ░░░░░░░░ cleanly interpret them um ░░░░░░░░ we ve also seen ░░░░░░░░ there s laws passed ░░░░░░░░ for the internet as ░░░░░░░░ to for all speech ░░░░░░░░ and I do think ░░░░░░░░ s a dangerous area ░░░░░░░░ we start to get ░░░░░░░░ and say oh sure ░░░░░░░░ could say something like ░░░░░░░░ in a magazine or ░░░░░░░░ TV but you can ░░░░░░░░ say it on the internet