Google’s downranking of pirate sites is a big, fat, LIE
Google’s promise to fight piracy on its search engine is pure baloney I was updating my film’s website earlier this week and so randomly went to Google to see where it would show up in search results....
View ArticleFacebook spits in the face of the Hollywood-puts MPAA ad on page promoting...
Facebook doesn’t give a damn whose ad goes where, so long as it means more cash in its pocket If ever you needed more evidence to show just how irresponsible problem online advertising has become–or...
View ArticleAd sponsored piracy with Google’s DoubleClick leading the way
Today the Digital Citizens Alliance* released a follow-up to last year’s report that examined the connection between online piracy and advertising profits. According to results documented in today’s...
View ArticleFive years later, why this “stupid Gay” fights piracy
This month marks the five-year anniversary of my first blog post about online piracy and its link to advertising profits. At the time I was pissed. The movie Megan Siler and I had spent three years...
View ArticleAustralia sees the light, OK’s blocking pirate sites
Blocking pirate sites is not censorship–it’s common sense In a move being celebrated by creators worldwide, the Australian parliament has approved the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill...
View ArticleHow many millions does Google pocket when YouTube scams advertisers?
Youtube slaps ads on scam uploads and collects dough from advertisers who look the other way. It's not news that Google doesn't take kindly to anything standing in the way of revenue. Its business...
View ArticleAshley Madison ads appear on torrents for its hacked data on Pirate Bay
Ad sponsored piracy run even more amok This has to be the irony of ironies. According a piece by Lara O'reilly in Business Insider, advertising for Ashley Madison is popping up on the Pirate Bay in...
View ArticleFacebook piracy has been an ongoing problem. Is it finally ready to face the...
Facebook has long turned a blind eye to profiting from piracy on its pages. Has the worm finally turned? This past week Facebook reached a milestone when, according to founder Mark Zuckerberg, more...
View ArticleAre more advertisers hopping aboard the anti-piracy bandwagon?
Is online ad industry becoming more accountable? Yep, but there's still (much) more to be done. Some good news on the ongoing fight against ad sponsored piracy. Today, Group M, a major player in...
View ArticleGoogle’s “safe browsing” initiative is more bark than bite
Despite headlines, it's still business as usual for Google -- Piracy sites full of malware and deceptive ads top Google search Last fall Google introduced a series of steps to strengthen its Safe...
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