Content Moderation Case Study: Documenting Police Brutality (2007)
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Summary: Wael Abbas is an Egyption journalist/activist who began documenting protests in Egypt in 2006, including multiple examples of Egyptian police brutality, which he would then upload to YouTube.
Our general policy against graphic violence led to the removal of videos documenting alleged human rights abuses because the context was not apparentHaving reviewed the case, we have restored the account of Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas. And if he chooses to upload the video again with sufficient context so that users can understand his important message, we will of course leave it on the siteWael believes that if large media organizations like Reuters and CNN hadn't covered his case, that it was unlikely his account would have been restored, or that he would have been allowed to re-upload the videos.Decisions to be made by YouTube:
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