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Advertisers Don’t Want Sites Like Jezebel to Exist
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Advertisers Don’t Want Sites Like Jezebel to Exist

The 'Brand Safety' and 'Suitability' industries have financially crushed the news business by keeping ads away from articles that its 'sentiment analysis' algorithms think will make people sad or upset.
As YouTube Declares War on Ad Blockers, Google Sponsors Ad Blocking Conference
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As YouTube Declares War on Ad Blockers, Google Sponsors Ad Blocking Conference

Five Google employees recently presented at the Ad Filtering Dev Conference, highlighting the company's complicated relationship with ad blockers.
YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet
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YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet

Google's anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.