EXPLICIT ADS ARE PLAGUING YOUTUBE, AND IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE

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Reports of explicit ads appearing on YouTube have gone up significantly, with users getting increasingly concerned about the platform's content moderation efforts. A new incident shared on Reddit involved a child mistaking an adult film actor in an ad for a popular game streamer while watching Fortnite videos. While the platform claims to have blocked 5.5 billion ads and suspended 12.7 million advertiser accounts in 2023, growing evidence suggests its safeguards remain inadequate.