Google said it will prohibit ads and monetization of content including YouTube videos that deny climate change or contradict “well-established scientific consensus” about the causes of …
videos that deny climate change or contradict “well-established scientific consensus” about the causes of climate change.
Google plans to start enforcing the policy next month, using a mix of automated tools and human reviewers to identify violating publisher content, Google-served ads and YouTube videos that earn ad revenue through YouTube’s Partner Program. Content that will be deemed ineligible for ads and monetization includes: referring to climate change as a hoax or a scam, claims denying that long-term trends show the global climate is warming, and claims denying that greenhouse gas emissions or human activity contribute to climate change.
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