Mufti Menk – Ads on YouTube

			Salam Alaikum, what do I do if while I'm browsing the internet or watching a video, I noticed an
advert that goes against my morals, my values, my standards, my beliefs, very simple, you skip the
ad, or you turn down the volume. Or you might want to look away for a moment. My brothers and
sisters, remember that, at times, there are things that your eyes may glance upon, that perhaps you
would like to look away because of your beliefs because of the values that you have. Now, there is
no need to react in a way that might create a bigger problem. But if you'd like to report something
that is immoral, that you feel should not be there, you may do so using the channels. And if that
		

			channel does not belong to you, or does not belong to someone who
		

			has the same set of values, then you can skip it. Or you can actually look away or turn the volume
down. As simple as that. I want to give you an example of YouTube.
		

			When we watch videos, at times, we might see adverts these adverts are not based solely on the
person whose channel it is because YouTube allows the channel owner to actually control a lot of the
types of adverts that they would allow on their channels. And if there is a specific advert that
they don't want, they can actually, if they know the link to a toy, if someone highlights it to
them, they would be able to block that particular advert. But it is also connected to your own use
of Google your own use of the internet, your own use of YouTube. And sometimes depending on the
settings of your phone, things that you say around your phone. So the adverts don't blame the owner
		

			of the channel, always for adverts that you see. Because if you had a very clean use of the
internet, you would not be seeing some of those immoral adverts. But at times, it could be the case
where you may one or two of these ads might slip in what you do, you look away or you turn the
volume down or you skip the advert as simple as that sometimes. And I noticed this a lot where
people begin to become so agitated, they start blaming the owner of the channel to see why have you
allowed X and Y advertisement when it might have been the way you use the internet that prompted
that particular advert. And still, if you know the person or you have a connection with them, or you
		

			have contact with them, you might want to click the link and forward it to them to be able to block
something or deny that particular advert from being shown on their channel. So whenever you see an
advert on someone's channel, it does not mean they are promoting that thing. It's just an advert
that you can actually maybe benefit from a times or perhaps skip or not look at or turn the volume
down. As simple as that I hope this advice would actually benefit us. I've seen many scholars
online, actually who do have advertising or who have monetize their channels. And the reason why now
I believe it is okay if you have ticked all those channels that you believe are perhaps all those
		

			advertisements that you believe might be immoral, might be unacceptable, etc. You will still have a
few where you might have to
		

			rely on the viewer to click Skip ad or to even let you know that there's this particular advert and
so on. They may be able to then do something about it but to blame them solely now that's not on May
Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us ease akula kolyada was Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.