YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft Will Create 'Hash' Database To Remove Extremist Content (reuters.com)

bongey writes: Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft are teaming up to create a common database to flag extremist videos and pictures. The database is set to go live in 2017. The system will not automatically remove content. Reuters reports: "The companies will share 'hashes' -- unique digital fingerprints they automatically assign to videos or photos -- of extremist content they have removed from their websites to enable their peers to identify the same content on their platforms. 'We hope this collaboration will lead to greater efficiency as we continue to enforce our policies to help curb the pressing global issue of terrorist content online,' the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Each company will decide what image and video hashes to add to the database and matching content will not be automatically removed, they said. The database will be up and running in early 2017 and more companies could be brought into the partnership."

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[Zandamesh]

The point is Liberty is more important than censorship. If you have to choose, always side with Liberty.

At what point did I, or anyone else say anything about Liberty? In what way is your liberty being infringed? Nobody is forcing you to use Facebook. Perhaps you should look up what the Straw Man fallacy means, which I so cleverly pointed out in my above post, while you're at it, also look up the definition of Liberty. Please learn critical thinking skills, they will server you well in life.