State attorneys general blast Google for allegedly monetizing illicit YouTube videos

Two state attorneys general lambasted Google for allegedly making money off of online ads placed next to YouTube videos that promote illicit activities to viewers.

In a letter sent to Google's top attorney Kent Walker, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt asked the search company to answer a set of four questions about how much money it generated from these ads and to describe what measures it has in place to clamp down on paid ads for these illicit video clips. While attending the National Association of Attorneys General summer meeting last month, Bruning and Pruitt said they were "disappointed" by a panel that showed how videos on Google-owned YouTube "depict or even promote dangerous or illegal activities," such as how to buy drugs without a prescription.