The Four Rs of Responsibility, Part 1: Removing harmful content

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This post details the 'Remove' principle of YouTube's 'Four Rs of Responsibility' framework. It outlines the process of developing policies for harmful content, emphasizing the balance between free expression and community safety. It describes the use of machine learning and hashing for automated content flagging, noting that over 87% of removed videos in Q2 2019 were first flagged by automated systems. The post also highlights efforts to remove content before it's widely viewed, including the launch of the Intelligence Desk and the significant investment in human resources (over 10,000 people across Google) dedicated to detecting, reviewing, and removing policy-violating content.