Officials at the White House have asked YouTube to review "Innocence of Muslims," the anti-Muslim video that's fueling protests around the world, according to multiple reports.
The Obama administration has "reached out to YouTube to call the video to their attention and ask them to review whether it violates their terms of use," Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council, told the Washington Post on Friday.
YouTube's Community Guidelines "encourage free speech" and "defend everyone's right to express unpopular points of view," but they disallow "hate speech" -- defined as "speech which attacks or demeans a group based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, veteran status, and sexual orientation/gender identity."
The Los Angeles Times reported the White House's request on Thursday, citing "administration officials." The report has since been backed up by the Washington Post report.
Protests related to the video, which was apparently made by an American and has received the support of several controversial anti-Muslim figures, have been focused on United States diplomatic posts around the world:
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