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Mercedes-Benz, Waitrose & Marie Curie among brands found to be inadvertently funding terror

on Feb 9, 2017 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

Some of the world’s biggest brands, companies and charities have seen their advertising budgets apparently fund terror organisations after it emerged that the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Waitrose & Marie Curie were unwittingly being spent on the websites of extremist groups.

An investigation undertaken by The Times found that hundreds of firms are popping up on websites and YouTube videos promoting extremist ideology created by supporters of groups ranging from Islamic State to Nazi sympathisers such as Combat 18.

It is estimated that advertising can generate up to tens of thousands of Read full story ›

Source: The Drum