Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand

Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand

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https://apnews.com/f80e250a6b554118b515ccdbfccc989b

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream of the proceedings was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.

YouTube disabled the live chat section of the streaming video about 30 minutes into the hearing because of what it called "hateful comments" from internet users.

Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand

Apr 9, 2019, 5:34pm UTC
https://apnews.com/f80e250a6b554118b515ccdbfccc989b > WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream of the proceedings was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments. > YouTube disabled the live chat section of the streaming video about 30 minutes into the hearing because of what it called "hateful comments" from internet users.