The compan­y would not like its ads to “accide­ntally end up in the wrong place"Network gear maker Cisco is pulling all online ads from YouTube due to fears of the ads appearing on sensitive content on the platform, Cisco’s chief marketing officer, Karen Walker, said in a blog on Wednesday. US telecom agency plans new spectrum auction to speed 5G networksAlphabet’s Google, which owns YouTube, said it has partnered with advertisers to make changes. “We have partnered with advertisers to make significant changes to how we approach monetization on YouTube with stricter policies, better controls and greater transparency. Cisco’s action follows a CNN report in April that said ads from over 300 companies, including Cisco, ran on extremist channels on YouTube. Cisco did not respond to a request seeking comment on the blog’s removal from its website.

Source: The Express Tribune May 11, 2018 07:52 UTC