> Do people actually think ads mean the company's approve of the messages of the content? It doesn't make sense to me. I think from the advertisers’ perspectiv

> Do people actually think ads mean the company's approve of the messages of the content? It doesn't make sense to me. I think from the advertisers’ perspective it may also be about just wanting to avoid a negative association. If an ad for a product runs on a video of an interview with a prostitute, then there’s a risk that people might form some association (perhaps unconsciously) between that product and prostitution, or even just an association between the product and any negative emotions from watching the video. It may not be completely logical, but emotions are often not completely logical.