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AT&T and Johnson & Johnson pull ads from YouTube

Google had outlined steps it would take to stop ads from running next to 'hateful content' on YouTube

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Sapna MaheshwariDaisuke Wakabayashi/ NYT
AT&T and Johnson & Johnson, among the biggest advertisers in the United States, were among several companies to say on Wednesday that they would stop their ads from running on YouTube and other Google properties amid concern that Google is not doing enough to prevent brands from appearing next to offensive material, like hate speech.

The companies made the moves, which did not extend to Google’s search ads, amid boycotts of YouTube by several European advertisers that began in the last week.

On Tuesday, Google had outlined steps it would take to stop ads from running next to “hateful, offensive and derogatory