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Re:YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads by klvino on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @11:38AM (#38614526)
In contrast. A third party created a bogus profile of a global brand and began releasing unfavorable content as though they were the brand. The global brand leveraged their relationship with Google to shutdown the profile (which could be labeled as satirical). Google went on to provide the private account and contact info of the third party posting. It was discovered the third-party was a subcontractor/vendor to the global brand. The global brand shut down all work with the party and had them black-balled in their industry.

The Irish gov't wasn't spending enough ad dollars for Google to care.

Re:YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads by tremon on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @12:12PM (#38615082)
I'm sorry, but this is unparseable to me. Who did what now?
Re:YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads by smcin on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @11:59AM (#38614854)
Does either of you have a link, or screenshot? Hard to tell otherwise whether it was a scam ad promoting financial products online, or satire (that sounds dubious), or both.