These concerned persons can do something about offensive videos. One such site, Stop Internet Terrorists provides a `How to.' The site states:
Our mission - remove as many of these videos as possible! Then maybe YouTube will take it upon themselves to join us in trying to preserve what our military fights for every day: Life! Liberty! The Pursuit of Happiness!
The site also provides directions:
How to Flag (tag) a Video and Shut it DOWN!
Just follow these six easy steps!
1. Click on the first numbered video listed to the right (a full list is available on the Stop Internet Terrorists site.
2. If you see "Confirm Birth Date," click on it. This is your agreement that you are 18 or over.
3. When the video appears, STOP or PAUSE it a few seconds after it has launched if you don't want to watch. If you choose to watch, we can tell you that you need a strong stomach. These videos are offensive, graphic, and very upsetting to some.
4. Just below the video, click on "Flag". This will then open another view that gives you the option to "Select a Reason" as to why you are flagging this video.
5. Then click "Flag This Video" button to the right.
6. There will be an area now right under "Flag" that will then be highlighted saying "Thank you for sharing your concerns".
Congratulations! You have just flagged your first Internet Terrorist Video!
That's it!! Now, just click the back arrow to our site and notice the video you just flagged has changed color! It's a simple tool for visually seeing what you have or haven't done.
And please, if you would, go to the second video and repeat the same process as above until all videos are done!
That's really quite simple and anyone can do it. The world does not need any more violent images than it already has and the terrorists are denied one more outlet for illegitimately spreading their message. Any time the terrorists would like to debate in an open and public forum would be fine. However, I see no reason why they should be able to take advantage of American technology and laxity in regards to denying offensive, hateful speech.