Google's Ad Ban on Climate Skeptics Is About Politics, Not Environment

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By    |   Monday, 11 October 2021 07:09 AM EDT ET

Google says skeptics of what the company determines to be "scientific consensus" about climate change will be prevented from making money or spreading so-called "misinformation" on YouTube, a major decision that tech experts say is motivated more by politics than sincere environmental concerns.

The tech behemoth announced the policy change in a Thursday blog post that noted the change will "prohibit ads for, and monetization of, content that contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change," and is slated to affect YouTube video creators, advertisers, and publishers.

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Google says skeptics of what the company determines to be "scientific consensus" about climate change will be prevented from making money or spreading so-called "misinformation" on YouTube, a major decision that tech experts say is motivated more by politics than sincere...
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