YouTube says it will donate $1 million to the Center for Policing Equity, to demonstrate “solidarity against racism and violence.” The Alphabet-owned video platform tweeted that it was pledging the funds “in support of efforts to address social injustice.”
We stand in solidarity against racism and violence. When members of our community hurt, we all hurt. We’re pledging $1M in support of efforts to address social injustice.
— YouTube (@YouTube) May 30, 2020
According to theverge, Alphabet, YouTube’s parent company, had $6.8 billion in profit on sales of $41.2 billion for the first quarter of 2020, and YouTube revenue rose 33 percent to $4 billion during the quarter.
