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"Google said it's making these changes in response to frustration from advertisers and content creators about their messages appearing alongside climate deniali
by Bostonian 5y ago
"Google said it's making these changes in response to frustration from advertisers and content creators about their messages appearing alongside climate denialism."
Then why not give advertisers the option to avoid putting their ads next to climate denialism, as opposed to demonetizing such videos entirely?
- Splendor 5y agoMaybe because no advertisers have requested that ability.
- camhart 5y agoHow could they have, this is a brand new change. I doubt they asked all advertisers there opinion. The assumption that all advertisers are in agreement on this topic is almost guaranteed to be wrong.
- lliamander 5y agoThat seems doubtful.
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- beezischillin 5y agoI distinctly remember advertisers saying they would put their ads on demonetised content featuring guns after they banned ads from such so it’s not impossible that some advertisers would be okay with their ads on some controversial content.
- munk-a 5y agoIt'd be interesting to see Google decide to charge a premium for ads on climate denial videos - pass on no more than the normal share... and put the extra earnings towards fighting climate change. Essentially: a climate change denial tax.
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- superfist 5y agoso looks like now advertisers vote what is science ;)
- worrycue 5y agoAdvertisers pretty much decide what get monetised on YouTube if you think about it - the money YouTube gives out is advertiser money after all.
- nicce 5y agoWhat if climate denialists want their ads next to these videos? Who is getting prioritized?
- postingawayonhn 5y agoThe people with the money. Obviously.
- nicce 5y agoOf course. It seems that I missread and this was all about advertisers, not about content creators.
- belltaco 5y agoIf that is true then why don't you or someone start a video sharing site for such advertisers who want to advertise next to such content?
- monkeymagic69 5y ago2 seconds after starting said site thousands of sock puppet accounts on Twitter declare it a racist website, payment networks cut you off and the creators are doxxed and slandered all over social media and the news