Report: “Google and Amazon are Funneling Money to Conspiracy Sites, Study Says”

From Bloomberg:

Digital advertising platforms run by Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million to websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year, according to a study released Wednesday.

Google’s platforms will provide $19 million, or $3 out of every $4 that the misinformation sites get in ad revenue. OpenX, a smaller digital ad distributor, handles about 10% of the money, while Amazon’s technology delivers roughly $1.7 million, or 7%, of the digital marketing spending these sites will receive, according to a research group called the Global Disinformation Index.

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“This report is flawed in that it neither defines what should be considered disinformation nor are its revenue calculations transparent or realistic,” a Google spokesperson said.

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Direct to Full Text Report Cited in Bloomberg Article: “Ad-Funded COVID-19 Disinformation: Money Funds, and Tech” (via Global Disinformation Index)
21 pages; PDF.

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