YouTube CEO does damage control after advertisers flee over pedophilia scandal
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki on Friday said “We takes kids’ safety incredibly seriously” in her first public remarks since the company was embroiled in a scandal involving a network of pedophiles on the video service.
“I’m a mom,” Wojcicki said at the Lesbians Who Tech + Allies Summit in San Francisco. “I understand kids. As a parent, I understand it and really want to do the right thing.”
Wojcicki’s comments come days after a number major brands, including Disney and Nestle, pulled their ads from Google-owned YouTube after news report that pedophiles were using the video service to leave comments directing one another to videos of young children....