Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
Brands are finding out that YouTube isn't the only platform where their ads pop up next to Islamic State-related videos—they're also on smaller outlets like Dailymotion, a video site owned by French media giant Vivendi. Last week, D.C.-based nonprofit Counter Extremism Project, emailed letters to 25 brands—including Puma, Amtrak, Hugo Boss, Domino's Pizza and Mazda—alerting them that their ads were running adjacent to an Islamic State-related video on Dailymotion titled "The liquidation of those calling to participate in the Iraqi elections in the Iraqi elections in Tarmiyah north of Baghdad." The clip showed a news release from ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency and showed ISIS fighters executing at least one Iraqi prisoner, according to the letter from the Counter Extremism Project. The video was uploaded on April 26 and has since been deleted. Business Insider has not seen the complete video at this time. "The proliferation of online extremism and its role in inspiring violence is clearly a great business risk for the advertisers that may be inadvertently associated with such content," read the letter that the Counter Extremism Project sent to Puma North America's president Bob Philion on May 2.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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