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Looks like NBCNews got this story wrong. Google is saying they never demonetized the sites, but instead worked with them to address issues in their comment sec
by fooey 6y ago
Looks like NBCNews got this story wrong.
Google is saying they never demonetized the sites, but instead worked with them to address issues in their comment sections
https://twitter.com/Google_Comms/status/1272997425821540352 https://twitter.com/Google_Comms/status/1272997425821540352
https://boingboing.net/2020/06/16/google-bans-the-federalist-and.html https://boingboing.net/2020/06/16/google-bans-the-federalist...
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-blocks-ad-revenue-zerohedge-the-federalist-blm-2020-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-blocks-ad-revenue-zer...
- mardifoufs 6y agoYeah the whole story didn't make sense, it really would have been an unprecedented act from Google and I don't see them setting that precedent. Ironically, it shows how NBC... lied to us? The joke kind of writes itself at this point.
- 0xy 6y agoSo NBC invented a false quote from Google's comms team to take out a competitor. That's what happened.