Google Cracks Down on “Fake News,” Bans 200 Publishers from Using AdSense
Google has begun a crackdown on “fake news” sites, removing hundreds of publishers from using its advertising platform. In a blog post from late January, Google’s Director of Project Management of Sustainable Ads, Scott Spencer, outlines the company’s guidelines for using ads from its AdSense platform. Spencer mentions several guidelines Google uses to screen for undesirable ads including frauds and scams, as well as “fake news”: “From November to December 2016, we reviewed 550 sites that were suspected of misrepresenting content to users, including impersonating news organizations. We....
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