Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places.
    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
      157·
      2 years ago

      It’s the kind of amateur fuck-up that you wouldn’t expect from the world’s most successful advertising company.

        • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
          132·
          2 years ago

          Because it’s not about whether or not it should be no big deal. It’s about whether or not it is currently a big deal

          I totally agree with you personally, but whoever was in charge of this should know better.

        • loutr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          63·
          2 years ago

          Come on, you do know a lot of people take offense at porn for various reasons, right? And most mainstream brands don’t like being associated with offensive stuff…

            • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
              32·
              2 years ago

              Dogs? What?

              Anyway, nobody’s saying certain sites shouldn’t be allowed to have ads. The issue is which ads are shown on which sites. Advertisers don’t want their ads showing up next to content that their target audience might consider offensive. They also don’t want to waste their ad budget showing ads to people who aren’t likely to respond to the ad. The ability to pair ads with content that appeals to a certain audience is the whole reason Google is such an effective advertising platform.