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Curiously, a decidedly tech-unsavvy publication from where I live, described this event as "companies are boycotting YouTube because extremist videos are displa
by pilsetnieks 10y ago
Curiously, a decidedly tech-unsavvy publication from where I live, described this event as "companies are boycotting YouTube because extremist videos are displayed alongside their ads."
Which unintentionally describes YouTube as what it actually is.
- shshhdhs 10y agoIf it's correct, why do you say it's unintentional?
- mi100hael 10y agoPresumably, YouTube at least wants you to think the videos are the main feature and the ads are just a small add-on, so you would expect the article to say "companies are boycotting YouTube because their ads are displayed along side extremist videos." The wording the author quoted makes it sound like the ads are the main featured content.