Google workers union blasts YouTube in wake of mob attack on Capitol

by: Nexstar Media Wire and Jeremy Tanner Posted: Jan 7, 2021 / 09:47 PM CST / Updated: Jan 7, 2021 / 09:47 PM CST FILE – This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad. More than a month after the U.S. presidential election, YouTube says it will start removing newly uploaded material that claims widespread voter fraud or errors changed the outcome. The Google-owned video service said Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 that this is in line with how it has dealt with past elections. That’s because Tuesday was the “safe harbor” deadline for the election and YouTube said enough states have certified their results to determine Joe Biden as the winner. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The newly-formed union of Alphabet workers issued a statement Thursday condemning YouTube’s “key role” in the growth of fascism in the United States, and criticizing the response from executives. Alphabet is the parent company of both YouTube and Google. The statement comes a day after a mob of angry Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol, interrupting the certification of President-elect Biden’s victory. One woman was shot by police and killed in the riots that left windows smashed,…
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