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Last update - 13:55 16/12/2008
Anti-Defamation League joins YouTube to fight online hate
By Haaretz Service

The widely popular video sharing website YouTube has reached out to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its expertise in dealing with hate on the Internet.

As a result of this partnership, the League is now a contributor to YouTube's newly launched Abuse & Safety Center, where users are empowered to identify and confront hate, and to report abuses.

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he YouTube Abuse & Safety Center features information and links to resources developed by ADL to help Internet users respond to and report offensive material and extremist content that violates YouTube?s Community Guidelines on hate speech.

"YouTube is an incredible tool for sharing videos and giving individuals an opportunity to broadcast themselves, but like other social networking sites it can be abused or used for sinister and dangerous purposes," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "There are those who may try to exploit the technology to spread racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of hate."

"We commend YouTube for their efforts to provide users with access to important information from those with expertise, such as ADL and others, on how to effectively respond to hate on the Internet and to report abuses," Foxman said.

"Obviously, the industry has a vested interest in providing a safe online experience for the community of users, but they cannot go it alone. Maintaining a prejudice-free zone on the Internet means constant vigilance on the part of everyone. Parents, educators, industry, government and nonprofit watchdogs must work together. The bigots can only be sidelined if people of good will are actively reporting abuses, so that the Internet service providers can take action," the ADL chief added.

Since the launch of the Internet, ADL has played a leading role in working to combat hate on the World Wide Web through education and advocacy. The League monitors extremism and hate on the Internet and works with major service providers, including Google, to identify and respond to offensive content.

Last year, the League launched a major initiative to counteract cyberbullying by providing access to educational resources and information to parents, teachers, students and caregivers. ADL also serves as the U.S. representative to the International Network Against Cyber-Hate (INACH). More information is available on the League?s web site at www.adl.org/Internet.

The YouTube Abuse & Safety Center was unveiled on December 11 at the annual conference of the Family Online Safety Institute in Washington D.C. and can be found at http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/request.py?contact_type=abuse. A link to the Center is also available at the bottom of every YouTube page.


The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world?s leading organization in fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
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  1.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 16:05  |  H 14/12/08
  2.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 16:41  |  Bitin Dawg 14/12/08
  3.   H #1 You obviously do not believe in freedom of speech. 19:05  |  American in NY 14/12/08
  4.   cannabis prohibition is a hate crime 19:38  |  newageblues 14/12/08
  5.   2 & 3 LOL 19:54  |  dan 14/12/08
  6.   ADL will Censor All Pro Palestinian Rights Videos on Youtube 20:33  |  Monitor 14/12/08
  7.   Don`t Give Anti-Semites Free Advertising 21:02  |  Yosemite 14/12/08
  8.   #4 you`re all wet! 23:20  |  Edithann 14/12/08
  9.   The ADL has nothing over the JIDF 23:28  |  Johnny 14/12/08
  10.   Meaningless terms? 23:39  |  lisa 14/12/08
  11.   ADL & Youtube 00:11  |  Sam 15/12/08
  12.   Oh Well... 00:21  |  Yosemite 15/12/08
  13.   To American in NY 00:34  |  New Yorker 15/12/08
  14.   dan LOL 00:39  |  hollingsworth 15/12/08
  15.   adl-youtube 00:52  |  rich 15/12/08
  16.   "Safe" Internet?? WTF??? 01:16  |  john 15/12/08
  17.   #1, H, he who condones the killing of many innocent 02:05  |  VIPER 15/12/08
  18.   JESUSALEN 02:42  |  cristian 15/12/08
  19.   #8-YOUR POST IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED ABE FOXMAN. 02:47  |  mila 15/12/08
  20.   Foot shot! 03:40  |  ex-Youtube user 15/12/08
  21.   Hollingsworth #08 04:14  |  joe 15/12/08
  22.   I read somewhere that the Mosad was behind... 04:20  |  PL 15/12/08
  23.   What are they hiding? 04:27  |  Tim 15/12/08
  24.   circumcision 04:34  |  harold 15/12/08
  25.   What is an unsafe Online Experience? 04:56  |  D. 15/12/08
  26.   "the party is over" 05:01  |  hollingsworth 15/12/08
  27.   Who decides what "hate" is ??? 05:07  |  Horst Wessel 15/12/08
  28.   ADL HATES FREE SPEECH 05:25  |  Ari 15/12/08
  29.   Reporting Bigots and racists 08:39  |  J. West 15/12/08
  30.   #13 What is al Jezera 10:59  |  JudgeRight 15/12/08
  31.   Well ...!There goes free speech! 11:32  |  escapefromobamastan 15/12/08
  32.   hate speech 12:59  |  jay beilis 15/12/08
  33.   #1 AMEN! AND YOUTUBE CAN ELIMINATE THESE EASILY 13:50  |  Petra 15/12/08
  34.   # 13 AMEN! 14:05  |  Petra 15/12/08
  35.   #1 YEEEEESSSSS! 14:06  |  Petra 15/12/08
  36.   # 5 dan 15:05  |  American in NY 15/12/08
  37.   New Yorker 15:09  |  American in NY 15/12/08
  38.   Freedom of speech for all, even those we may not agree with 16:24  |  A very worried man 15/12/08
  39.   Go Pund sand 17:08  |  chucky 15/12/08
  40.   Freedom of speech is not freedom of slender and hate 18:03  |  David Israel 15/12/08
  41.   Freedom of speech is not freedom of slender and hate 2nd try 18:34  |  David Israel 15/12/08
  42.   #39, David Israel... 19:05  |  Silvienne 15/12/08
  43.   #19, mila...what party? 19:09  |  Silvienne 15/12/08
  44.   #13, New Yorker... 19:12  |  Silvienne 15/12/08
  45.   David Israel you missed my other post 19:19  |  American in NY 15/12/08
  46.   david Israel 19:22  |  American in NY 15/12/08
  47.   ADL: "Hate Crimes?" 19:33  |  Biloxi Marx 15/12/08
  48.   Silvienne yes there are 19:59  |  David Israel 15/12/08
  49.   joe, not sure I understand, but here goes anyway 20:52  |  hollingsworth 15/12/08
  50.   ANY # 44 20:59  |  David Israel 15/12/08
  51.   ANY #43 - your post not related to this thread but 21:09  |  David Israel 15/12/08
  52.   To New Yorker 23:13  |  Thruth Defender 15/12/08
  53.   reprising David Israel`s snide remark 01:02  |  hollingsworth 16/12/08
  54.   david Israel # 50 freedom of speech 101 for Liebernan & Feiglin 03:05  |  American in NY 16/12/08
  55.   ADL hate crime 03:09  |  JD 16/12/08
  56.   hollingsworth - ADL fights all kind of bigotry 04:36  |  David Israel 16/12/08
  57.   hollingsworth - ADL fights all kind of bigotry 2nd try 05:31  |  David Israel 16/12/08
  58.   ADL abd UTube 06:24  |  Skip Baker 16/12/08
  59.   What about Freedom of Speech? 12:11  |  Aaron 16/12/08
  60.   Hate Speech 14:31  |  Kade Goldberg 16/12/08
  61.   Kate Goldberg, a sane jewish voice 15:29  |  hollingsworth 16/12/08
  62.   Sorry, David 20:51  |  hollingsworth 16/12/08
  63.   Kade Goldberg 22:55  |  American in NY 16/12/08
  64.   More Censorship...Orwell was Righ 01:15  |  Joseph Romanov 17/12/08
  65.   ADL 04:20  |  Patriot 17/12/08
  66.   #57 - Yeah, right 04:22  |  Visionary 17/12/08
  67.   ADL/YouTube 05:02  |  Richard Perle 17/12/08
  68.   Richard 14:29  |  jay beilis 17/12/08
  69.   Not about "hate". 15:31  |  Todd 17/12/08
  70.   #50 Yep! 15:43  |  chucky 18/12/08
  71.   anti-semitism, racism,intolerance,zionism 19:37  |  akw 22/12/08
  72.   What is the Anti-Defamation League? 18:59  |  ricardo 20/01/09
  73.   Hegelian Principle in effect 09:45  |  Dan 05/02/09
  74.   "Jewish" Jokes on Youtube 17:59  |  Pjmellett 11/02/09
  75.   are people dumb? 00:58  |  G. Lowry 19/06/09
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