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By Sheila Dang

Jul 20 2020 6:23AM

That goes against scientific consensus.

Google bans ads on coronavirus conspiracy theory content

Google will prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on "dangerous content" that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic. The world's largest search engine updated its policy as the health crisis has continued to ...

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