Petition Asks YouTube To Remove ‘Shock’ Videos, Calling Them Cyberbullying
A petition asks Google's YouTube to remove “shock” videos, saying that they are a form of cyberbullying. Videos iPetitions is asking YouTube to delete from the site feature images and video of people with visible differences to “exploit, belittle and…
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dehumanise” the individuals for entertainment purposes. “These videos are not informing or educating, they are exploiting and bullying and dehumanising,” the petition said. “Is YouTube no more than a modern-day Victorian freak show?” Google didn't comment directly on the petition. It directed us to their flagging system and policies on bullying.