Google failing to enforce climate denial
policy, study finds
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/16/2021 9:25:18 AM
Google let dozens of ads run on articles denying the science behind global warming despite a new policy against doing so, according to a report released Wednesday. The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate identified 50 climate denial articles with Google-run ads active on them published after November 8, the day the new policy kicked in. Google initially announced it would add climate change denial to the list of topics it limits or restricts advertising alongside in October. “In making their initial announcement, Google appears to recognise that they have played a part in making climate change denial a profitable CORRECTION*
*Source corrected. "The" is part of this site's name.
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Did you know that even questioning climate change is now considered to be 'Hate'? Expect Google to crack down hard on the few articles that slipped through.