<story><title>Google bans ZeroHedge and The Federalist from its ad platform</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/google-bans-zerohedge-and-the-federalist-from-its-ad-platform.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>refurb</author><text>I love Zerohedge, but let me explain why before you condemn me.&lt;p&gt;What I like about Zerohedge is that I actually hear about things before the major media covers it.  If I go to CNN, Foxnews or other networks, they all cover the exact same thing.  And they are also slow.  It&amp;#x27;s not unusual for Zerohedge to cover something half a day before the big boys.&lt;p&gt;Now, when I read Zerohedge, I put on my filters.  They love to interpret news in the worst possible and highly-conspiratorial light.  Gold price drops?  Must be an international cabal led by Elon Musk or some other nonsense.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>svaha1728</author><text>Yup. The first story they had on Covid-19 was January 2, and it was followed by a series of alarmist headlines with great photos and videos every week. That said, it was real. It took a while before it was headline news elsewhere.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google bans ZeroHedge and The Federalist from its ad platform</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/google-bans-zerohedge-and-the-federalist-from-its-ad-platform.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>refurb</author><text>I love Zerohedge, but let me explain why before you condemn me.&lt;p&gt;What I like about Zerohedge is that I actually hear about things before the major media covers it.  If I go to CNN, Foxnews or other networks, they all cover the exact same thing.  And they are also slow.  It&amp;#x27;s not unusual for Zerohedge to cover something half a day before the big boys.&lt;p&gt;Now, when I read Zerohedge, I put on my filters.  They love to interpret news in the worst possible and highly-conspiratorial light.  Gold price drops?  Must be an international cabal led by Elon Musk or some other nonsense.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mc32</author><text>And for the love of all that’s dear, don’t read the utter garbage that is the comments section.  They do not censor, which I like, but man oh man, do trolls thrive there...</text></comment>