In a move that seems more characteristic of the US government, UK ministers want to crack down on certain videos being uploaded to YouTube, claiming that they "fuel random acts of violence". Commons leader Jack Straw said yesterday (Thursday) that he wants legal controls included in the Violent Crimes Bill, which is up for discussion next week. The issue was raised by Labour MP Iain Wright, who claims to have seen a video on YouTube of a man being kicked kicked in the face until he lost consciousness. That's gruesome, for sure, but it's already illegal - it's not clear how YouTube is responsible for those crimes, or why a national government would need to enforce legal controls related to those clips. The YouTube censors should probably take the videos down (as they do with most offensive material), but it doesn't seem like the government needs to stick its nose in.