Amid pressure from bipartisan lawmakers, tech giants Google and Amazon have taken steps to address their inadvertent facilitation of advertising on websites hosting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Amazon has reported issuing refunds to affected advertisers and has blocked the offending sites from displaying their ads. Google has similarly prohibited ads on such sites but did not specify potential reimbursements for its advertisers. This fallout follows an Adalytics report highlighting the issue, leading senators to seek accountability and ensure stricter enforcement of advertising policies.
Amazon's vice president of public policy, Brian Huseman, stated, 'We have always strictly prohibited ads that we serve from appearing next to content of this nature-this was a clear breach of our policies.'
An Amazon spokesperson emphasized, 'We regret that this occurred and took swift action to block these websites from showing our ads.'
Following a recent Adalytics report, Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal demanded accountability from major ad players who inadvertently supported advertising on sites flagged for hosting CSAM.
Google's response was to block advertising on the site in question; however, clarity on potential reimbursements to affected advertisers remained unaddressed.
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