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Published time: 10 Apr, 2017 10:31 A lobby group which campaigns against Islamophobia and the government’s Prevent anti-extremism program has appointed a director who critics claim is himself a proven extremist. Azad Ali has been appointed to lead the Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) organization, which lobbies MPs, the police, councils, teachers, and related groups […]
Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who is under fire over comments suggesting southern European countries had wasted crisis aid money on “booze and women,” has rejected widespread calls for his resignation. Portugal’s prime minister, Antonio Costa, lambasted Dijsselbloem’s remarks as “racist, xenophobic and sexist,” noting that Europe would lose credibility if he did not resign. “Europe […]
(credit: Rego Korosi) The controversy surrounding Google and YouTube advertising and extremist content has spread across the pond. According to a Bloomberg report, some of YouTube’s biggest advertising customers, including Verizon and AT&T, have halted spending on display and other non-search advertising on the platform. The news comes days after a stream of UK companies pulled […]
Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images Google has responded to the major advertiser boycott of YouTube, after brands found their ads appearing next to hateful and extremist videos, with a plan to introduce “tougher” ad policies, increased controls for marketers, and a hiring spree to increase its capacity to review offensive content. The announcement, made in a blog post […]
Google LONDON — Google was summoned to appear in front of the UK’s Cabinet Office on Friday after the government discovered its ads — and ads for other taxpayer-funded services such as The Royal Navy and the BBC — were appearing next to extremist videos on YouTube, following an investigation from The Times newspaper. A […]
(credit: Rego Korosi) YouTube and Google have some explaining to do to the government of the United Kingdom. According to a report by UK publication The Times, government-funded advertising has appeared in front of extremist videos on YouTube. The UK government has summoned Google to explain why taxpayer funded-advertising was allowed to roll on videos by “rape […]
LONDON — Google has been summoned to appear in front of the UK government to explain why taxpayer-funded ads are appearing next to extremist content on YouTube, The Times reported. The Times found government ads — and also those from the BBC, The Royal Air Force, and The Royal Navy — appearing next to videos […]
The Guardian The Guardian has pulled all its online advertising spend from Google’s services after it found some ads for its membership scheme appeared next to extremist content, the newspaper reported. An ad agency acting on behalf of The Guardian ran a programmatic ad campaign using Google’s Adx ad exchange. Programmatic advertising allows advertisers to […]
A 31-year-old father of three obsessed with fitness and sex, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel led multiple lives. His darkest side appears to have been his best-kept secret: a calculated, committed jihadi ready to kill scores of people in a French Riviera rampage. CBC | World News
