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Today — 20 September 2024Main stream

On YouTube, Major Brands’ Ads Appear Alongside Racist Falsehoods About Haitian Immigrants

Large organizations and brands saw their advertising dollars funneled to videos amplifying inflammatory narratives, underscoring how difficult it can be to maintain brand safety online.

© Anastasiia Sapon for The New York Times

The ads were among dozens of similar examples found on YouTube that appeared before videos spreading falsehoods around the 2024 election.
Yesterday — 19 September 2024Main stream

Meta, TikTok and More Sites Engaged in ‘Vast Surveillance,’ a New FTC Study Finds

19 September 2024 at 21:00
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.

© Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times

The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. The F.T.C. said it started the study nearly four years ago to look into the business practices of some of the biggest online platforms.
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