In what might be YouTube's sauciest upset yet, some auto-playing ads are displaying links to porn.
The advert is automatically rolling before a number of trending videos on the platform, as well as before the videos of popular creators. PewDiePie, Dude Perfect and Markiplier's videos have all been hit by the advert.
While the video itself isn't overly explicit, there's a link that leads to an external site, along with a raunchy, definitely not safe for advertisers thumbnail.
Motherboard managed to find out that the ad comes from a YouTube cannel called '1.347.852 views'. The channel has now been suspended by YouTube.
Not impressed
Users took to Twitter to express their disdain. One user complained that he was watching a PewDiePie video before being greeted by the advert.
So I'm watching @pewdiepie on @YouTube because I'm trash and I click on the next video and I'm greeted with an ad of a dancing chick titled "Hot Girl 2018" and this thumbnail. So you're demonetizing actual content and promoting this then @TeamYouTube? Cool. pic.twitter.com/4CVt2qfGzi
— Epifuria (@Epifuria) April 10, 2018
What the fuck???
— Pixel (@_Shinyodd_) April 10, 2018
How is this a YouTube ad?
There is literally PORN to the right side of my screen....
This is what YouTube allows to happen
while the rest of us face shit like demonetisation and age restrictions etc constantly
'Our site is flawless what are you on about'
WTF... pic.twitter.com/4PTglrHFu0
Whoops
“We have clear policies against ads featuring graphic adult content," YouTube said, speaking to Motherboard.
"When we become aware of an ad that violates our policies, we immediately remove it and take appropriate action, including, and up to, suspending the responsible account.”
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