YouTube Serves Ads on Terror, Hate, Child Exploitation Content; Massive Boycott
On March 17-20, 2017, a Times of London investigation exposed that major brands’ advertisements were appearing on YouTube videos supporting terrorism, promoting hate speech, and featuring extremist content—triggering the largest advertiser boycott in digital platform history and exposing …
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