Is Google putting ads on porn sites?

[Matty2]

Read this article it's interesting...



"Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says
Brands demand transparency from Google after ads spotted in undesirable places."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/202 ... port-says/

"According to an Adalytics report, the Google Search Partner Network (SPN) has allegedly been putting brands at risk of all of these undesirable placements without advertisers fully realizing the dangers. Adalytics researchers reported finding Google search ads for top brands and government agencies displaying on hundreds of undesirable websites.

Among those impacted were big brands—like Amazon, Apple, BMW, Home Depot, Lego, Meta, Microsoft, Paramount+, Samsung, and Uber—and top government entities including the US Treasury and the European Commission. Ads from nonprofits like the American Cancer Society and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, as well as major media outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal were also found on illegal or adult sites.

Plus, "several chocolate, soda, and alcohol brands and alcohol distributors had their search ads served on websites intended for children," Adalytics noted. And brands that have specifically blacklisted Breitbart since 2017 unwittingly had their search ads displayed on the controversial right-wing site as recently as November 2023, Adalytics found.

Any clicks on these ads could potentially result in revenue-sharing opportunities, meaning big brands may be partly funding some of the questionable sites flagged by Adalytics.

Currently, Google "doesn't provide information detailing the website where your ad was shown on the Search Network” or "on which websites" in the SPN where "ads were shown."

Adalytics began investigating the issue after a Fortune 500 brand realized that it had wrongly believed its search ads were only appearing on Google's search engine. When the brand discovered that its search ads were also appearing on websites in the SPN using Google search, the brand turned to Adalytics to help identify any risks for brand safety."

[yobilinks]

A lot of drama over nothing.

[BrasSmonkey]

amazon sells porn and sextoys....

[pornmafia]

Google must be making their money

[Russ]

So what if they are or it was an accident,eye balls get results who cares where the sale comes from.

[TheButcher]

Google must be making their money

They are in business to make money

[GlennfromLA]

This is a funny story

[NSWDave]

Anything is possible

[pokerking]

They probably did very well because porn surfers are used to spending money online