So basically, this is "how to speak australian," for people in the U.K. who think Scandinavians are the essence of being hipsters. Whoo. At least they used the swedish Miike Snow for their song.
Okay Kylemac. You have made the point that such search terms as "anal teen," and "couples bang the baby sitter," are respectable search terms and that there is no evidence of child porn inherent in their words. However, I'm not sure why this really matters in the end. Because Mr. Lowery could have easy circled "fuck big tits," or "sex porn," or "wrestling girls naked" or any of the search terms and it would have been the same thing.
How could it be the same thing? Well, as we've stated ad nauseam, the sites are illegal to begin with (the opening paragraph of Lowery's letter point this out.) But the more important point for adland is that brands like American Express have ads that are being placed on these sites. And while I'm sure that your pointing out that the porn the world downloads on these sites is in all probability (although not necessarily) perfectly legal (I.e. 18 and over) it really does little to assuage Amex's anxiety in this matter. Think about it: If I'm a big ol' company, do I really want my ads running here? If BMW is any indication, the answer is hell no.
Oh, and Mr Lowery also points out the fact that these search terms are appearing automatically. In other words, no one was searching for it. Which is even creepier, when he demonstrates you can search for something completely innocuous and still be served up something x-rated. It makes the point even more relevant that Brands kind of have a duty to enact a vetting process when it comes to where they 're placing their ads.
As for your professed lack of knowledge of Traci Lords. You're right, she has made a lot of movies. Perhaps you're not as old enough as I am to remember when her career got off to its inauspicious start and she made national news for movies other than "Cry-Baby."
Of course they do. The question is rather, does google mind the fact they are selling adspace on ILLEGAL websites that are pirating movies, music, and porn. Whether it's "illegal" porn or not is not the point. I don't care what kink people are into. You are missing the point. The point is, it's all illegal because it hasn't been paid for. You get it? This is the same as a corporation's ad going on Megaupload which has been shut down by the feds. So yes if you trace the money back, the advertisers can easily figure out where their ads are going. the question is how much longer will they get away with it? How much longer will they be able to get off scott free before they keep getting called on it? Probably not much longer.
And to, @Kylemac: Traci Lords was also one of the hyperlink searches. As you my know, she happened to do 90% of her movies before she was 18. I.E. underage porn.
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