YouTube faces more brand-safety backlash from advertisers

Hi and welcome to Insider Advertising for June 11. I'm senior advertising reporter Lauren Johnson, and here's what's going on:

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• YouTube ad backlash.
• The antitrust lawyer fighting Google.
• Top McDonald's PR exec leaves.

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YouTube's new plan to put ads on all videos is getting backlash from advertisers who say it could put brands at risk

• YouTube's new policy that lets ads run on non-Partner Program videos just took effect.
• Ad buyers told Patrick Coffee that the change poses risks for brands that won't know if videos are suitable for them.
• They predicted some advertisers and small creators who don't get ad revenue will change platforms.

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The lawyer who helped get Google fined $270 million in an adtech antitrust probe in France explains why the case matters globally

• Google agreed to pay nearly $270 million to settle a French antitrust case alleging it abused its online ad market dominance.
• Google also said it would make changes to its adtech, some of which will roll out globally.
• Lawyer Damien Geradin, who filed the French complaint, talked to Lara O'Reilly about why the case would have a global impact.

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A top McDonald's PR exec is leaving after 'two of the most challenging years' of the fast-food giant's history

• David Tovar, the head of McDonald's US communications team, is leaving the fast-food giant, Kate Taylor reported.
• McDonald's US president said Tovar was key in "two of the most challenging years of our business."
• Tovar told Insider he is "taking some time off to recharge the batteries" before starting a new job.

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Other stories we're reading:

• Netflix is launching an e-commerce site to sell show-related merchandise like anime hoodies and $60 'Lupin' throw pillows (Insider)
• Subway cofounder Fred DeLuca ruled the company like a demigod and pursued wives of franchisees. How one man sent the world's biggest fast-food chain into a tailspin. (Insider)
• When YouTuber Jake Paul fights on an NFT site called Wilder World, he'll prove that NFTs are here to change the entertainment industry (Insider)
• BuzzFeed to raise $200 million in bonds as SPAC deal nears (The Information)
• As ad tech firms test ways to connect Google's FLoC to other data, privacy watchers see fears coming true (Digiday)