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Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by YurgenJurgensen »

marbu wrote: post #2

I reported about 5 such ads just this moth, all clear financial scams impersonating well known people and companies in Czech republic (where I live), only to be told that youtube checked my claim and that the add in question doesn't break any youtube policy. Obviously nothing is forcing Google to deal with this in any way. But I wonder how could that work out for Google in the long run.

The more legitimate reasons for adblockers (such as "I don't want to risk falling for scams."), the worse their anti-adblocker efforts look.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by ipython »

mc32 wrote: post #10
bArray wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because your mega advertisers (Coca Cola, Disney, et al) are being played next to scam ads. Also I think this should be a two way street. If content creators need to moderate their content lest they be slapped to death by Youtube to help the advertisers, advertisers also have a responsibility to ensure their advertisements do not cause issue for content creators and/or viewers. It's unclear who currently runs Youtube…

Yeah, I want to see them stop advertising on YouTube as a protest. I doubt it will happen. They only care about money and image, if image damages their money.

Perhaps then this is really Elon planting these ads after all, to bring advertisers back to Twitter. /s

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by michaelt »

sys_64738 wrote: post #3

When you are an ad company then why would you reject the source of revenue?

* Risk of popular support for ad-blocking, because of all the scams.

* Risk of regulators taking an interest, because it shows the ad industry can't self-regulate.

* Risk of regulators taking an interest, because their voters are getting scammed.

* Risk of regulators taking an interest, because celebrities complain.

* Risk of regulators taking an interest, because deepfakes.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by Euphorbium »

bArray wrote: post #8
sys_64738 wrote: post #3

When you are an ad company then why would you reject the source of revenue?

Because your mega advertisers (Coca Cola, Disney, et al) are being played next to scam ads. Also I think this should be a two way street. If content creators need to moderate their content lest they be slapped to death by Youtube to help the advertisers, advertisers also have a responsibility to ensure their advertisements do not cause issue for content creators and/or viewers. It's unclear who currently runs Youtube…

You have just a few big advertisers, but millons of scammers. Scammers can outspend big advertisers.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by realusername »

That's the truth Google doesn't want you to say because it hurts their business, less than half of the ads I see on YouTube are legal. They know about this and just keep the money.

And that's just the straight up illegal ones, if we also count the questionable ones, the share is higher.

Re: YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads

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Post by waysa »

sys_64738 wrote: post #3

When you are an ad company then why would you reject the source of revenue?

Reputable companies generally don't want to advertise in an environment that could be damaging to their brands. This is why Google/YouTube created the "advertiser-friendly content guidelines". For the same reason a number of big brands pulled their X.com/Twitter ad campaigns.
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