Google ads refused to site because of Abu Ghraib photos

 

Anti-War - When the Abu Ghraib photos were released, revealing the horrific abuse of Iraqi inmates by American soldiers, we published them on Antiwar.com. They have been up there for 11 years, accumulating a tremendous number of views. If you do a web search for "Abu Ghraib photos," our page is one of the top three hits. During most of that time we ran ads distributed by Google AdSense, with no issue until a few months ago. Without notice, Google pulled our ads. When we asked why, they pointed to these photos: Showing the US government's atrocities violates their "violence and gore" guidelines. Apparently, Google thinks the Internet can't handle the truth. They demanded we take the photo down. We refused.