Youtube donates cash to anti-gang charities

Youtube moved today to counter criticism that its platform fuels gang wars by pledging £600,000 to combat online violence – as a minister renewed calls for a governmentbacked digital ID system to allow reliable age checks. In the latest acknowledgement of mounting pressure on Silicon Valley, Google, Youtube’s parent company, said its grant was designed to help charities that prevent vulnerable children from being recruited into gangs online. Business, Page 1