The Trump campaign accidentally gave YouTube ad money to Chinese state media (GOOG, GOOGL) (Aaron Holmes/Business Insider: Tech)

  • The Trump campaign said it didn't intentionally target those YouTube channels. YouTube ads typically target specific types of viewers, rather than individual channels, but ad buyers can choose to opt out of showing ads on certain channels.

  • President Donald Trump has made China a target of his campaign for reelection — but in an ironic twist, some of his campaign's ad spending is funding Chinese state-run YouTube channels.


    At least 22 Trump campaign ads ran on YouTube channels linked to the Chinese government this month, according to a new report from Washington-based cybersecurity firm Omelas, first covered by Bloomberg. The report also found 39 Trump campaign ads running alongside Russian-owned YouTube channels during the same time period. ...



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