Earlier this month, NBC’s Megyn Kelly interviewed a controversial guest, Alex Jones. Ahead of the episode, some of the show’s sponsors, including JPMorgan Chase, pulled its ads.
JPMorgan Chase has also stopped working with YouTube temporarily. YouTube has struggled to promise advertisers that their placements won’t appear next to troubling videos.
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