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YouTube takes ads off 'anti-vax' video channels
Source: BBC
YouTube takes ads off 'anti-vax' video channels
25 February 2019
Many YouTube channels pushing anti-vaccination conspiracy theories will no longer get money from adverts.
On Friday, YouTube stopped serving ads to lots of popular channels that promote such views.
It took the step following protests from firms who discovered their adverts were running alongside the controversial videos.
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Alongside the decision to remove ads, it said it was also trying to make "more authoritative content" easier to find on the benefits of vaccination and was also stopping anti-vaccine videos appearing in recommendation lists.
It was also planning to create "information panels" on pages that listed sources where people can fact-check information for themselves.
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25 February 2019
Many YouTube channels pushing anti-vaccination conspiracy theories will no longer get money from adverts.
On Friday, YouTube stopped serving ads to lots of popular channels that promote such views.
It took the step following protests from firms who discovered their adverts were running alongside the controversial videos.
-snip-
Alongside the decision to remove ads, it said it was also trying to make "more authoritative content" easier to find on the benefits of vaccination and was also stopping anti-vaccine videos appearing in recommendation lists.
It was also planning to create "information panels" on pages that listed sources where people can fact-check information for themselves.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47357252
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