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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Ian Dunt, Nandini Jammi & George Whitesides
May 3, 2024
Ian Dunt talks about Labor victories in the UK, Nandini Jammi fights disinformation sites, and George Whitesides runs against Rep. Mike Garcia. Topics include UK polling data, Boris Johnson's decline, Mexico's female president prospect, and combating digital disinformation through advertising control.
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- Efforts to combat disinformation sites like The Gateway Pundit rely on alerting ad exchanges to stop ad placements, impacting revenue streams.
- Exposing financial support for disinformation outlets leads to revenue declines, reducing their ability to produce misleading content.
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Influence of Advertisements in Shaping Media Content
Ad-funded disinformation outlets like the Gateway Pundit thrive on digital advertising revenues, with the Gateway Pundit making millions from Google ads alone. Efforts were made to alert ad exchanges about their ads appearing on these sites, leading to companies dropping support. The role of supply policies in stopping ads on harmful sites was highlighted, showing the impact of controlling where advertisements are placed.
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