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Advertisers Now Have a New Keyword Concern: ‘Protest’

As demonstrations dominate headlines, brand safety doesn't mean hiding out, GroupM urges

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The practice of keyword blocking has been reinvigorated surrounding protest coverage. Getty Images

By Ethan Wu & Rachel Winicov

June 16, 2020

Just as the wave of Covid-19 keyword blocking began to ease, advertisers turned their brand safety concerns to another news story: coverage of protests over the death of George Floyd.

Ethan Wu
@EthanYWu ethan.wu@adweek.com Ethan Wu reports on ad tech and programmatic advertising. He is a senior at Cornell University studying economics.
Rachel Winicov
Rachel Winicov is a freelance writer for Adweek focusing on digital media, ad tech and social media.
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