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Google will end political ad ban this week

Google’s decision — which marks the return of political ads on high-profile sites like YouTube and Google search pages — comes days before the Electoral College votes will be tallied, as well as one month before the Georgia Senate runoffs, leaving campaigns and committees some time to get their digital strategies back on track. Facebook, which also instituted a ban on political ads ahead of the election, has not yet announced if or when it will lift its ban. The two social media… Source link

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Google may ban IAC’s Chrome extensions over ‘deceptive’ practices

GlobeNewswire ROSEN, NATIONAL TRIAL COUNSEL, Announces Filing of Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Citigroup Inc.; Encourages Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Contact the Firm – C NEW YORK, Dec. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) between January 15, 2016 and October 12, 2020, inclusive (the “Class Period”). The… Source link

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Google may ban IAC’s Chrome extensions over ‘deceptive’ practices

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Google Will Ban All Election-Related Ads After Polls Close On Nov 3

Topline Google will ban all ads related to the U.S. elections after polls close on November 3 to avoid causing any confusion about the results, the company announced on Tuesday along with other election-related measures. Google will ban all election-related ads after polling closes on November 3. © 2016 Bloomberg Finance LP Key Facts In a blog post announcing the measure, the company cited its “sensitive events” policy, which intends to stop… Source link

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Google To Ban Ads Promoting ‘Dangerous Content’ On Covid-19 Theories

Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL) said over the weekend that it will restrict and if necessary prohibit advertising which promotes “dangerous content” on coronavirus conspiracy theories. The policy update, which will be effective from August, will ban publishers from abusing the California-based search giant’s ad platform to promote and monetize content that relates to a “current, major health crisis and contradicts authoritative, scientific consensus”. Examples of ad content which… Source link

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Google says ban on ad for Alaska State Troopers is a misunderstanding

A YouTube video promotion for the Alaska State Troopers went viral, after it became known that the video had been banned from the YouTube ad program because it was “too political.” To be clear, Google/YouTube allow the video to be aired, but simply will not allow it to be promoted. Google, which owns YouTube, notified the Department of Public Safety late last week that it was all a misunderstanding. There had been a lot of public blowback over… Source link

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Google to ban more ads from sites promoting virus conspiracies

Google said it will block more ads from websites that promote conspiracy theories about COVID-19, starting next month. The world’s largest internet search provider will use human and automated reviews to locate and take action against rule-breaking web publishers and advertisers. The company already has a policy against harmful health claims online, and it has removed more than 200 million ads that were trying to take advantage of the mayhem caused by the pandemic. Friday’s changes are… Source link

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Google will ban ads from coronavirus conspiracy pages

Google will ban ads promoting coronavirus conspiracy theories, remove ads from pages that promote these theories, and demonetize entire sites that frequently violate the policy starting on August 18th. CNBC reported the news earlier today, noting that it supplements an existing ban on monetizing harmful medical misinformation. A Google spokesperson confirmed that the new policy will cover pages contradicting an “authoritative scientific consensus” on the coronavirus pandemic. While… Source link

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Google to ban ads on coronavirus conspiracy stories

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images Google next month will ban publishers from using its ad platform to show advertisements next to content that promotes conspiracy theories about Covid-19. It will also ban ads that promote those theories. In cases where a particular site publishes a certain threshold of material that violates these policies, it will ban the entire site from using its ad platforms. Google already prohibits ads from running against content that makes… Source link

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