Monetising hate prohibited, far-right blog kicked off Google ads
Google on Tuesday confirmed that it booted one far-right web page from its ad program and set another on find for hosting “dangerous and derogatory” comments about civil rights protests.
The web giant said that it stopped channeling money-making advertisings to ZeroHedge and warned The Federalist that it too could possibly be blocked from Google Ads for violating policy about content.
“To be sharp, The Federalist isn't presently demonetised,” a Google spokesperson said in response to an AFP inquiry.
“We do have strict publisher plans that govern this content ads can operate on, which includes comments on the webpage. That is a longstanding policy.”
The action against ZeroHedge and warning sent to The Federalist linked to content in comments sections that constantly violated Google’s policy about dangerous and derogatory content, in line with the internet company.
The offending content was related to false information regarding recent Black Lives Subject protests, US media reported.
ZeroHedge said in a good post at the web site that it's appealing Google’s decision and expects to “remedy” the situation.
The policy at issue was put in place by Google 3 years ago within an effort in order to avoid advertisers from having their advertising messages appear following to vile or hateful content online.
