Google Accused Of Making 'Profit From Hatred' As Major Advertisers Pull Out From YouTube

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:30 PM
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Google Accused Of Making 'Profit From Hatred' As Major
Advertisers Pull Out From YouTube
To: <nnsquad () nnsquad org>



Google Accused Of Making 'Profit From Hatred' As Major Advertisers Pull Out
From YouTube

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2017/03/17/google-accused-of-making-profit-from-hatred-as-major-advertisers-pull-out-from-youtube/#411d48ab75ad

        "We've heard from our advertisers and agencies loud and clear
        that we can provide simpler, more robust ways to stop their
        ads from showing against controversial content," says UK
        managing director Ronan Harris in a statement.  "While we have
        a wide variety of tools to give advertisers and agencies
        control over where their ads appear, such as topic exclusions
        and site category exclusions, we can do a better job of
        addressing the small number of inappropriately monetized
        videos and content."  He adds that the company is now
        reviewing its policies and plans to make changes.  However,
        the cynic might note that these changes will, he says, 'give
        brands more control over where their ads appear across YouTube
        and the Google Display Network'. In other words, they will put
        the ball in the advertisers' court.

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Let's be clear about this. As much as I love YouTube, the "we don't
always get it right" excuse has worn very thin in this context. These
kinds of vile, hate-filled videos should not be on YouTube in the
first place. Most of them are from established YT channels that churn
out this crap continually, with monetization providing them (and
Google) a steady income stream. YT users are routinely tossed off of
the platform for relatively minor offenses with little effective
recourse -- but these hate channels go and on. This isn't free speech,
it's free hate. Free racism. Free antisemitism. If Google doesn't have
the spine to remove them from the YT ecosystem, these channels should
not be permitted to monetize at all -- that income is what keeps these
hate machines churning. Show some backbone, Google.

--Lauren--
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