Google Ads Issues Over Youtube Boycott Because Of The Offensive Content

NameProfessorCourseDateManagementGoogle Ads Issues over YouTube Boycott because of the Offensive ContentIn the recent days, Google has been faced with various problems, including providing fake news, false answers, and illegal or offensive content. Advertisers have increasingly shown concern regarding their brands being associated with terrorists, religious extremists, and hate groups or offensive content (Riley). At the beginning of March 2017, AppleInsider ran a story on the fact that ads for International Business Machines (IBM), as well as other major brands, appeared on fake news clip that became visible after Google Home referenced fringed content on YouTube in response to whether Obama was planning a coup. Bloomberg also reported that the Guardian newspaper, as well as the United Kingdom government, had pulled their advertisement from YouTube. Google has recognized the growing concerns over the little control regarding where a company’s ad should appear on YouTube and issued a statement regarding putting measures in place to strengthen the advertising policy in the company. Controversies around UberOn Sunday 19th March 2017, Recode reported that Uber’s President of six months, Jeff Jones, had abruptly quit the ride-hailing company. It was reported that Jones’s resignation was due to a culmination of the recent controversies bedeviling