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Tennessee, Connecticut Lawmakers Demand Accountability Over Ads On CSAM-Hosting Websites


Published on 2025-02-09 10:02:25 - MSN
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  • U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have sent urgent letters to several digital advertising platforms, including Amazon and Google, following a bombshell report revealing that their advertising technologies placed ads on a website known to host and distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).

Tennessee and Connecticut lawmakers are pressing for accountability from tech companies regarding advertisements appearing on websites that host child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This issue came to light after a report by The New York Times highlighted that ads from major brands were inadvertently funding these illicit sites through programmatic advertising. The lawmakers, including Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, have expressed concerns over the lack of oversight and the potential for these ads to indirectly finance criminal activities. They are calling for stricter regulations and better monitoring systems to prevent such occurrences, emphasizing the need for tech companies to ensure their advertising platforms do not support or fund illegal content. This situation underscores the broader challenge of controlling where digital ads are placed and the urgent need for enhanced digital advertising ethics and practices.

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