Ron Harman King discusses the increasing restrictions imposed by Big Tech, particularly Google, on reproductive health advertising. He notes that ads related to important topics such as IVF, pregnancy, and vaccines are being rejected by Google despite the fact that this information is essential for public health. The article highlights a discrepancy where Google allows organic search for this information but restricts paid advertisements. King emphasizes how these restrictions could hinder access to crucial health information and indicates potential financial motives behind Google's policies.
These are the kinds of ads that we've placed and managed for more than a decade in our work to promote public health information. They link to information we publish on medical practice websites about topics ranging from achieving a healthy pregnancy to overcoming infertility, to research into an HIV vaccine.
This is information that the scientific and medical communities resoundingly view as vital to maintaining good health and even saving lives.
It mysteriously doesn't want ads leading you there -- even if it would make money to do so.
When we asked why, the answer without further elucidation was simply, 'I'
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