A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a decision by Google's YouTube service to drop the placement of clients' advertisements on videos that viewers might deem violent or offensive. They said this caused ad revenue to fall 90% to 95%, to as little as US$20 (RM78.27) a day, in connection with videos with such titles as "Donald Trump Zombie Kill Part 1!" He also said Zombie Go Boom, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, got something out of the arrangement: the ability to post videos for free, in exchange for giving YouTube a license to its content. "The ability to post videos, even without advertising revenue, can be valuable to content providers in reaching a wide audience," Chen wrote. Lawyers for Zombie Go Boom did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment.

Source: The Star March 09, 2018 03:45 UTC