By John Glenday

Google has granted British security officials a so-called ‘super flagger’ status enabling them to have content deemed to be a national security threat to be instantly screened.

The move comes in the wake of a proliferation of jihadist videos mushrooming on the platform in the wake of the civil war in Syria, which have enticed up to 400 British Muslims to take part in the conflict.
Now YouTube has given the Home Office the power to flag up large volumes of similar content instead of individual videos in an effort to stem radicalisation.

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Source: The Drum