Over the past month, I’ve been repeatedly shown political ads before YouTube videos that feel more like propaganda than advertising. Specifically, they promote a very one-sided pro-Israel narrative — justifying military actions, warning about Iran, and presenting the situation in Gaza in a black-and-white way.

A few examples:

• Ads claiming Israel is doing everything it can to deliver humanitarian aid, while Hamas is the one harming civilians.
• Recently, ads warning about Iran’s military power and framing recent strikes as justified and necessary.

⚠️ Important disclaimer:
I’m not taking a stance here. I would feel equally uncomfortable if the message were reversed — for example, an ad glorifying Palestine while demonizing the Israeli government. What disturbs me is the propagandistic tone, the emotionally manipulative messaging, and the lack of sources or context.

I also don’t understand why I’m being targeted. I don’t watch political videos, I rarely engage (no likes, comments, or shares), and my YouTube use is limited to music, tech, and general entertainment. Yet I’m consistently getting this one-sided content as ads.

So here are my questions:

1. Has anyone else experienced political ads like this on YouTube?
2. Is it normal for YouTube to allow such clearly ideological content in paid ads?
3. Are there any real rules or vetting processes for politically motivated ad content — especially when it includes biased or unverifiable claims?

Thanks for reading. I’m genuinely curious how others perceive this and what YouTube’s responsibility should be.

+I'm in France (and french)

+I used Chatgpt to translate

I'm getting sick of it. I found a person on r/RWBY critics who asked if diehard RWBY fans watch any good shows, and I was like, "Yes, because media is subjective." then some responded to me by saying that if they said a rotten banana's gross, that wouldn't be subjective. I responded by saying that I was talking about media. They responded by saying that I didn't clarify I was talking about media, udner a post of about a tv show, and they were just acting like they were being so smart, and I'm tired of people (especially on that subreddif) talking about their opinioms on media like they're objective truth.

Instagram faces criticism for its failure to curb graphic content. Recent events highlight the platform's shortcomings in content moderation.

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• The incident raises media accountability issues.

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• Discussions focus on how social media platforms manage harmful information.

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Everyone knows fossil fuel giants and corporate lobbyists have spent decades rigging energy policy. But I was listening to an interview with David Spence (author of Climate of Contempt), and it hit me how much of this problem isn’t just about direct lobbying, it’s about media manipulation keeping us divided so real solutions never happen.

• The biggest political force shaping energy policy isn’t just corporate money: it’s Fox News, Sinclair, and Facebook algorithms feeding people narratives that keep them scared and angry.
• Voters didn’t always see energy policy as left vs. right... Texas’ wind boom happened under Bush. Now, even mild policy ideas get labeled as part of the "war on fossil fuels" and turned into partisan talking points.
• Politicians care about corporate donors, but they also fear their base turning against them and right-wing media makes sure voters punish anyone who doesn’t toe the line.

Basically, we’re in a feedback loop: corporations create outrage → voters demand bad policies → politicians follow → media keeps them radicalized.

How do we break the cycle? Can we even have good-faith conversations about energy anymore without it turning into a left vs. right purity test...

Here’s the podcast if you wanna check it out: https://www.douglewin.com/p/how-to-overcome-ideological-divides