Google Flagged Its Own Chromebook Ad As Spam On YouTube (theverge.com)

AmiMoJo quotes The Verge: It's no secret that YouTube's algorithm for automatically flagging videos can be troublesome -- recent issues have seen content creators getting their videos demonetized for seemingly no reason -- but Google's latest faux pas might hit the company a little closer to home. Google posted an ad for its new Chromebook Pixel that is getting flagged as spam... It's particularly telling about whatever is happening with YouTube's algorithm that even official Google content is getting removed "for violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and scams."

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Re:It is spam

[93 Escort Wagon]

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It has come to our attention that you have been posting subversive and inflammatory content using your Google account. As required by various applicable laws, we have automatically added your name to the watch lists we maintain in cooperation with US Homeland Security and Interpol. An interview team will be contacting you within the next few weeks.

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