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Investigation AI stands to make climate disinformation worse, report says
Tech companies paint a rosy picture about how AI can combat climate change. But its threats to progress in the climate fight are real and immediate. The budding technology has the potential to make disinformation faster, cheaper, and more viral than ever. And in two years, AI data centers may consume as much energy annually
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Update Meet the ad exchanges making money from climate disinformation (hint: you already know them)
Ad exchanges can’t seem to keep themselves from sending money to climate deniers — even when it’s flagrantly against exchanges’ own policies. Check My Ads research, published in a new report from the Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) coalition, shows how over 150 ad exchanges are enabling the monetization of climate mis- and disinformation on
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Jordan Peterson is a prolific climate denier — and it’s all funded by YouTube
YouTube should have demonetized Peterson a long time ago. Why haven’t they? Jordan Peterson has been downplaying climate change like it’s his job. Because, well, it kind of is. Despite having literally zero expertise on the subject, Peterson has decided he’s qualified to tell the world his thoughts on climate science. His embarrassing commentary —
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Action Item ACTION: Email Google and a WIN
We made it to Friday, and we saved the biggest fish for last — but first some great news: Teads has dropped Townhall from its inventory! They saw our emails, and Townhall’s seller account is no longer listed there. Thank you for using your voice to defund climate disinformation! Today we’re going to keep pushing
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ACTION: Email Xandr
Climate Week continues! Every day through Friday, we’re sending you the contact information for an ad network that’s helping fund Townhall.com, a top climate change disinformation outlet. We need to email the ad companies and let them know what they’re funding. Let’s ask them to review these accounts according to their own supply policies. (Read
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ACTION: Email Index Exchange
Climate Week continues! Every day through Friday, we’re sending you the contact information for an ad network that’s helping fund Townhall.com, a top climate change disinformation outlet. We need to email the ad companies and let them know what they’re funding. Let’s ask them to review these accounts according to their own supply policies. (Read
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