Verizon, AT&T and J&J Are the Latest to Pull Ads From YouTube Over Extremist Videos

They spend $4.5 billion in the US each year

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Two of America’s largest advertisers have abruptly pulled all advertising from YouTube amid a growing international controversy concerning extremist content on the Google-owned video platform. This content includes videos promoting terrorist groups like ISIS.

Both AT&T and Verizon announced today that they would no longer buy video or text ads on YouTube until Google meets unspecified requirements regarding brand safety. The news marks a major crisis for Google as the two companies spend a total of more than $3.5

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