YouTube Hate Videos Haunt Advertisers on Google
- Axa in Germany, Total in France appear along anti-Semitic clip
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Google's Ad Crisis Expands Beyond the U.K.
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Major advertisers across Europe and Asia are still appearing alongside extremist YouTube videos days after technology giant Google said it was taking steps to protect its clients from inadvertently supporting hate.
An anti-Semitic clip claiming the existence of a “Jewish World Order” was featured alongside advertisements in Germany from insurer AXA SA, oil company Total SA in France, Range Rover vehicles in South Africa, footwear retailer Skopunkten and website Tradera in Sweden, Bloomberg searches of YouTube from each country found on Thursday. The video was also paired with brands in Asia -- Castrol lubricants in India and Cow & Gate infant formula in Hong Kong.