YouTube continues its folly in non-management of content

Apparently, YouTube serves as a great distribution channel for not just pirated content but also terrorist propaganda. Joe Lieberman on Monday asked YouTube to remove "video content produced by terrorist organizations that showed assasinations, deaths of U.S. soldiers and civilians, weapons training, "incendiary" speeches and other material intended to 'encourage violence against the West.'"

However, YouTube (in Google-like fashion) simply refused the request (see this PCWorld article). Instead, it seems to use an ad-hoc type of content monitoring, which leaves much IP and terrorist material online for all the world to see. And how do you prevent a minor from viewing terrorist material on YouTube's site? Oh, you can't. Even if they label it mature material, the minor can go through the motions and agree that they are over 18.

Excerpt from the PCWorld article:
Mark Hopkins, a blogger for Mashable, noted that YouTube has been "capricious and arbitrary" in deciding what content promotes hate speech or violence and should be removed. For example, he pointed out that YouTube took down a video showing victims of a Muslim terrorist attack, but allowed videos of homeless people who were paid to beat each other. A video of clothed females in Hong Kong with derogatory music towards women being played in the background was removed, while a video of a strip tease with nudity was allowed to remain on the site, he noted.

Good job YouTube, you continue to provide the masses with bootleg movies, tv shows, and terrorist-sponsored material, with no proper business model or profits. Kudos.