YouTube is banning ads for gambling from its homepage banner

YouTube is banning ads for gambling from its homepage banner

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  • Katie Canales, Business Insider
June 14, 2021 7:05 PM
  • Katie Canales, Business Insider

YouTube is banning advertisements about a handful of topics from its highly visible masthead ad unit.

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Political and election ads will no longer be accepted for placement in that unit, which is a banner running across the top of the video platform’s homepage. The covetable — and pricey — spot is “the most prominent Google advertising placement available to advertisers,” the company said.

Ads relating to alcohol sales, gambling — such as sports betting and casino games — and prescription drugs will also be banned, per the spokesperson. Axios first reported the change.