Share this [9]
Senator Joe Lieberman [10] has penned a letter to Google [11], asking them to ban content on YouTube that is produced by organizations considered to be terrorist, such as Al Qaeda [12]. Lieberman asserts that Islamic terrorist groups are using YouTube to "'disseminate their propaganda [13], enlist followers and provide weapons training.' His Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [14] has found Al-Qaeda branded videos on YouTube documenting 'horrific attacks on American soldiers in Iraq [15] or Afghanistan [16].'" Lieberman adds that the videos play a "significant role in the process of radicalization, the end point of which is the planning and execution of a terrorist attack." Google responded that while it understands Lieberman's concerns and has removed some egregious videos, they seek a balance that "encourages free speech and defends everyone's right to express unpopular points of view."
Links:
[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/user/1781
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/media/internet
[3] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/war-peace/terrorism
[4] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/us-government/us-congress
[5] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/international
[6] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/politics
[7] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/propaganda
[8] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/us-government
[9] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fspin%2F2008%2F05%2F7354%2Fterrorists-recruited-youtube&linkname=Terrorists%20Recruited%20on%20YouTube%3F
[10] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Joe_Lieberman
[11] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Google
[12] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Al_Qaeda
[13] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/propaganda
[14] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_&_Governmental_Affairs
[15] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Iraq
[16] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Afghanistan
[17] http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0520lieb_youtube.html