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| YouTube has been criticised by MPs, who say it must do more to vet its content. | YouTube has been criticised by MPs, who say it must do more to vet its content. |
| In a review of net safety, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee said a new industry body should be set up to protect children from harmful content. | In a review of net safety, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee said a new industry body should be set up to protect children from harmful content. |
| It also said it should be "standard practice" for sites hosting user-generated content to review material proactively. | It also said it should be "standard practice" for sites hosting user-generated content to review material proactively. |
| YouTube's owners said the site had strict rules and a system that allowed users to report inappropriate content. | YouTube's owners said the site had strict rules and a system that allowed users to report inappropriate content. |
| The committee also wants a rethink on how best to classify video games - but there is disagreement over who should run the new ratings system. | The committee also wants a rethink on how best to classify video games - but there is disagreement over who should run the new ratings system. |
| MPs say the same body which gives age ratings to films - the British Board of Film Classification - should be in charge, but the games industry supports its own voluntary code. | MPs say the same body which gives age ratings to films - the British Board of Film Classification - should be in charge, but the games industry supports its own voluntary code. |
| Effective | Effective |
| In its report, the committee said that some websites it had monitored as part of its review had a "lax" approach to removing illegal content. | In its report, the committee said that some websites it had monitored as part of its review had a "lax" approach to removing illegal content. |
| It said it was "shocked" that the industry standard for removing child abuse images was 24 hours. | It said it was "shocked" that the industry standard for removing child abuse images was 24 hours. |
| FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme | FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme |
| Google, the firm which owns YouTube, said it was confident the video-sharing site was safe for children. | Google, the firm which owns YouTube, said it was confident the video-sharing site was safe for children. |
| "We have strict rules on what's allowed, and a system that enables anyone who sees inappropriate content to report it to our 24/7 review team and have it dealt with promptly," said a spokesman. | "We have strict rules on what's allowed, and a system that enables anyone who sees inappropriate content to report it to our 24/7 review team and have it dealt with promptly," said a spokesman. |
| A direct link from every YouTube page makes the process easy, he added. | A direct link from every YouTube page makes the process easy, he added. |
| "Given the volume of content uploaded on our site, we think this is by far the most effective way to make sure that the tiny minority of videos that break the rules come down quickly," he said. | "Given the volume of content uploaded on our site, we think this is by far the most effective way to make sure that the tiny minority of videos that break the rules come down quickly," he said. |
| The committee acknowledged that the volume of content on sites such as YouTube - which has 10 hours of videos uploaded every minute - made it unrealistic to watch every video before it went online. | The committee acknowledged that the volume of content on sites such as YouTube - which has 10 hours of videos uploaded every minute - made it unrealistic to watch every video before it went online. |
| But, it said that the practice of removing clips only after they are flagged up by users was not working either. | But, it said that the practice of removing clips only after they are flagged up by users was not working either. |
| Dark side | Dark side |
| Self regulation had resulted in an "unsatisfactory piecemeal approach which lacks consistency and transparency," the committee concluded. | Self regulation had resulted in an "unsatisfactory piecemeal approach which lacks consistency and transparency," the committee concluded. |
| While it recommended the creation of an industry body responsible for policing the web, it stopped short of making regulation mandatory. | While it recommended the creation of an industry body responsible for policing the web, it stopped short of making regulation mandatory. |
| The body - likely to be known as the child internet safety council - will be set up later this year. | The body - likely to be known as the child internet safety council - will be set up later this year. |
| "The internet has transformed our lives and is overwhelmingly a force for good. However there is a dark side and many parents are rightly anxious," said committee chairman John Whittingdale. | "The internet has transformed our lives and is overwhelmingly a force for good. However there is a dark side and many parents are rightly anxious," said committee chairman John Whittingdale. |
| A clip of a gang rape on YouTube was used as one example of the "dark side" of the net. | A clip of a gang rape on YouTube was used as one example of the "dark side" of the net. |
| Other sites which promote extreme diets, self-harm and suicide were also cited. | Other sites which promote extreme diets, self-harm and suicide were also cited. |