Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles

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Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests. The two sites, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, will no longer be able to generate revenue from any advertisements served by Google Ads.

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Google's ban of the websites comes after the company was notified of research conducted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a British nonprofit that combats online hate and misinformation. They found that 10 U.S-based websites have published what they say are racist articles about the protests, and projected that the websites would make millions of dollars through Google Ads.

Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles [NBC]

I think it's reasonable to take steps to mitigate the toxic nonsense, noise, and BS that's out there, though I'm sure not all will agree.

via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/3d7ius6