YouTube places flagrantly pirated videos next to ads for politicians including President Trump, as well as corporate giants like JPMorgan, General Motors and Pizza Hut, according to a bombshell report – and insiders claim Google is turning a blind eye to the shenanigans as it rakes in billions in ad dollars.
Last September, YouTube ran a Trump National Committee ad before what looked like a pirated version of the Tom Cruise blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick.”
Last month, an ad for Procter & Gamble’s Olay body wash ran alongside an apparently pirated Russian-language version of Netflix’s “Squid Game,” according to the report.
Elsewhere, ads for Pizza Hut and General Motors ran alongside a pirated Spanish-language version of the 2025 movie “Sinners,” according to screenshots included in a 300-page report compiled by Adalytics, a research firm that partners with Fortune 500 companies.
Adalytics compiled a 300-page report on YouTube’s issues with