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"YouTube pulls ads from anti-vax conspiracy videos"
theverge.com
"YouTube has removed ads from videos that promote anti-vaccination content, citing a ban on 'dangerous and harmful' material. BuzzFeed News reported the news this afternoon, saying YouTube had confirmed the decision after the publication contacted seven companies who were unaware that their advertisements were running on anti-vaccination videos. It’s the latest of several ways YouTube has recently restricted conspiracy theories and other objectionable material on its platform.
BuzzFeed reports that the demonetized accounts include anti-vaccination channels LarryCook333 and VAXXED TV, as well as 'alternative medicine' channel iHealthTube. The three channels have a total of roughly 473,000 subscribers. 'We have strict policies that govern what videos we allow ads to appear on, and videos that promote anti-vaccination content are a violation of those policies,' a spokesperson said. YouTube already adds Wikipedia article links to some searches that are likely to show anti-vaccination content...
Last month, YouTube said it would limit the reach of videos featuring conspiracy theories in general, responding to concerns that its recommendation algorithm pushed users down extreme ideological paths...
US Representative Adam Schiff recently sent Facebook and YouTube’s parent company Google a letter raising concerns about vaccine-related misinformation, and Facebook is reportedly exploring new options to limit it. The image board site Pinterest, meanwhile, simply stopped returning results for searches about vaccination..."
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