Google to Pause Ads That Exploit or Dismiss Russia–Ukraine War

Google to Pause Ads That Exploit or Dismiss Russia–Ukraine War
A logo outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. on May 8, 2019. Paresh Dave/Reuters
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Alphabet-owned Google will not help websites, apps and YouTube channels sell ads alongside content that it deems exploits, dismisses or condones the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict, the U.S. company said Wednesday.

Google, whose advertising software helps publishers generate revenue, bars ads from appearing next to content that incites violence and denies tragic events. It is broadly applying those policies to the war.