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UK’s House of Commons

It’s the age-old internet censorship question, and with any social websites that host user-generated content, things uploaded are inevitably going to come under scrutiny.  The House of Commons’ Culture Media and Sport Committee released a report titled “Harmful content on the Internet and in video games,” in which they discussed the “dark side” of the internet and what could be done to keep users safe.  According to the Committee, these types of websites should have stricter policies, content filtering, and easier ways to report abuse.

The Committee goes on to say that websites such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube need to take a more active stance against offensive and illegal content then they do currently.  Though many offer the ability to report abuse and have it subsequently removed by administrators, the process can take up to 24 hours - something that the group is not happy with.  They also expressed frustration that the video doesn’t go through any human or computer filter prior to being uploaded; a challenging feat, according to Google, as ten hours of video is uploaded to YouTube each minute.

[via Ars Technica]

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