Anti-abortion groups promoting misleading advertisements for clinics and abortion care in Google Search results have reportedly steered millions of dollars to the tech giant, as abortion rights groups continue to press the company to remove deceptive ads and false information from the platform.
So-called crisis pregnancy centres and anti-abortion campaigns have targeted people searching for phrases like “abortion clinic near me” and “abortion pill” with deceptive ads intended to look like legitimate healthcare facilities but are instead “fake” clinics where patients are counselled against terminating their pregnancies, according to a report from nonprofit investigative watchdog group Center for Countering Digital Hate.
