Google and its video streaming platform YouTube announced Thursday that they would prohibit ads on and any monetization of content that contradicts the scientific consensus on climate change.

The move will affect anyone who wants to make host content or put up an advertisement on Google or YouTube that refers to climate change as a “hoax or a scam” or denies that human activity contributes to climate change.

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