Several leading brands have reportedly sought to pull their ads from YouTube channels of the far-right conspiracy site InfoWars.
Ads from a number of major firms and organisations - including Nike, 20th Century Fox, Expedia, the Mormon Church, Alibaba and the National Rifle Association - were being displayed on Infowars' channels on the video sharing platform, according to CNN.
Many of the brands said they were not aware of what was going on and would cancel their ads on the channel after CNN contacted them.
Ad campaigns from YouTube don’t necessarily permit firms to know where their commercials will show up but do allow organisations to use exclusion filters to keep their ads from appearing on certain channels.
Several of the firms CNN contacted said they are taking extra measures to make sure their ads do not show up on such content again.
Source : Yahoo
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