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Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says

Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/google-caught-placing-big-brand-ads-on-sites-report-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says

Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places.

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Nov 29, 2023 at 8:34pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadVadim Van BouwelNov 29, 2023
@arstechnica Big tech is really pushing it...
Show threadDarryl RammNov 29, 2023
@arstechnica Google just A/B testing ad performance for y'all. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadMatunosNov 29, 2023
@arstechnica unless it was Nazi porn, who cares? porn addicts needs regular products too!
Show threadMatunosNov 29, 2023
@arstechnica also, such ads would be a welcome change from the ads that normally show up on porn sites, I'm told by someone who visits such sites.
Show threadAbhijit  Nov 30, 2023
@matunos @arstechnica 
Show threadpkprotoplasm (MOVED)Nov 29, 2023
@arstechnica This is an outrage! Which sites, so I know where not to look?
Show threadpyrusNov 29, 2023
@arstechnica who complaining more, the brands or the porn sites?
Show threadOrca 🌻 | 🎀 | 🪁 | 🏴🏳️‍⚧️Nov 29, 2023
@arstechnica Well better than placing ads next to Nazis xD