Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Pugh (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 8 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 35 members in total.
YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
That this House believes that the growth of websites like YouTube which allows uncontrolled uploading of video material represents a significant challenge to civilised society since it can feature acts of bullying, animal cruelty, sadism and activities of an illegal nature hidden behind a cloak of anonymity; thinks that the willingness of site owners to remove such material only when reported is a feeble response to such abuse of the media; calls on site owners to establish volunteer moderators who subsequent to uploading of material can assess whether any content breaches any code of publication defined for the site; notes that such collective moderation is preferable to the type of filtering technology used by Google in China and Taiwan; and observes that allowing a public platform for anonymous, aggressive and undesirable activity, however temporarily, is incompatible with responsible corporate behaviour.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 159
- Session
- 2007-08
- Other sponsors
- Colin Breed
- David Leslie Taylor
- Rudi Vis
- Mark Hunter
- Bob Russell
- Subjects
- Crime Broadcasting Anti-social behaviour Internet
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- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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