Google makes billions collecting info on people and selling that data to advertisers. With Roe v Wade being overturned and abortions being criminalized in many states, that data could hurt women. Search for an abortion clinic and Google Maps will likely show you a nearby Christian counseling service instead. Search for abortion pills and Google …
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How does Google profit from advertising phony offers targeting seniors without facing any consequence? Google’s code of conduct used to be ‘Do no evil‘. Google has dropped that slogan and now anything goes, as long as it makes money. There’s something wrong when seniors can be scammed and the guilty walk away free. Thanks to …
One side of the data divide has companies making money from personal data. The other side buys data from them. Which side are you on? Companies, government agencies and campaigns rely on data and lists to reach their target audience. Facebook, Google, YouTube and Amazon collect mountains of data and make billions selling it to …
Groups spreading disinformation siphon funds meant for legitimate advertising. Ad networks like Google and Facebook are complicit and make money when they direct ads and revenue to nefarious websites. When in doubt, follow the money. Bad actors don’t have the money or credibility to advertise their messages like traditional advertisers. Instead, they set up websites …
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Mobs attack the U.S. Capitol and threaten elected officials with death. YouTube profits from the violence, but do its advertisers know what they are paying for?
