YouTube accused of profiting from anti-Muslim content despite policy violations
YouTube is facing criticism for reportedly profiting from content promoting anti-Muslim sentiments on its platform, despite having guidelines that prohibit such material. Channels like Sudarshan TV have allegedly been permitted to broadcast divisive content that targets Muslims, attracting advertisements from prominent brands and resulting in YouTube profiting indirectly from these narratives.
Through its Super Chat feature, which allows users to pay for highlighted messages during live streams, individuals sharing Hindutva ideology have been able to spread inflammatory messages. In a recent incident, popular creator Ajeet Bharti hosted a stream alleging a "Muslim conspiracy" involving "love jihad." During the stream, a viewer reportedly paid to post a message about forming a violent group, which violated YouTube’s policies on dangerous content but remained visible on the platform despite multiple reports.
Bharti allegedly earned Rs 2,100 in one stream and Rs 14,000 in another for similar content, benefiting from YouTube’s revenue-sharing model, where creators retain 70% of Super Chat earnings. This has raised concerns over the platform’s role in monetising hate speech. Critics point to YouTube's lack of transparency in enforcing its policies, especially around high-profile Super Chats, and question its effectiveness in moderating harmful content.
Research shows that nearly half of India’s population relies on social media for news, with 54% using YouTube as a primary source.
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Indigo flights chaos: SCR to run special trains to clear passenger rush
Hyderabad (PTI): The South Central Railway on Saturday announced that it would run four special trains to manage the surge in passengers resulting from the large-scale cancellation of IndiGo flights here.
The move comes as flyers face significant disruption and long queues at the airport due to the cancellation.
A press release from the SCR said it is running the special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers to Chennai, Mumbai and Shalimar (Kolkata) from Hyderabad today.
Meanwhile, as many as 43 outbound Indigo flights were cancelled from here on Saturday, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport sources said.
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Similarly, 26 incoming flights are also likely to be cancelled during the day, they said.
The flight cancellations drew ire from passengers, who thronged the IndiGo counters at the airport demanding to know the exact situation.
“This is utter nonsense! Digiyatra done, message received that departure has been rescheduled ahead of the scheduled departure and now upon arriving at Hyderabad airport coming to know at the security checkpoint that Indigo flight is cancelled,” Tarun Singha, former Ministry of Defence spokesperson said in a post on X.
“But the thing is if you don’t shout they do nothing. Example at Hyderabad Airport, there was no staff no flight information for an hour. Then a fellow passenger started shouting on mic and an Indigo staff appeared finally,” a netizen said in a post.
On Friday, when IndiGo cancelled over 1,000 flights from across airports, its CEO Pieter Elbers apologised in a video message for the major inconvenience caused to passengers due to the disruptions.
In the one-way video communication, Elbers also said that the airline was expecting fewer than 1,000 flights on Saturday.
