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Companies including Nestlé, Epic and reportedly Disney suspend YouTube ads over child exploitation concerns

Other companies that confirmed publicly they are pausing YouTube advertising include Purina, GNC, Fairlife, Canada Goose and Vitacost.

Some otherwise innocuous videos also had inappropriate comments, including some with timestamps that captured children in compromising positions.

The platform has also reported comments to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and is taking further steps against child exploitation, including hiring more experts.

Many YouTubers, however, have complained that the policies are unevenly enforced with little transparency, dramatically lowering their revenue but giving them little recourse to fix issues or appeal the platforms decisions, even as objectionable content remains on the platform.

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Author: Catherine Shu

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