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EDIT: There is definitely a mismatch between the display URL and the landing page URL. It's not clear to me how that can happen; for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx-gl6K2zQw shows that only the display path can be edited (not the domain), consistently with the wording on https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2616010 and https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375287 . On the other hand, https:…
Google also allows many deceptive AdSense ads, I constantly have to block ads that run on my website that are nothing but a big "Download Now" button which lead to some malware.
EDIT: There is definitely a mismatch between the display URL and the landing page URL. It's not clear to me how that can happen; for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx-gl6K2zQw shows that only the display path can be edited (not the domain), consistently with the wording on https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2616010 and https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375287 . On the other hand, https:…
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As outrageous as a site having a leak or being hacked. As for what someone can do. It's simple. Don't use Google.
Easier said than done. It seems like 40 precent of sites or better use some sort of google service. Even if you arent 'using' google, you are being used by google.
EDIT: There is definitely a mismatch between the display URL and the landing page URL. It's not clear to me how that can happen; for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx-gl6K2zQw shows that only the display path can be edited (not the domain), consistently with the wording on https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2616010 and https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375287 . On the other hand, https:…
This is also a huge issue with Blender and pops up on /r/blender from time to time. (Here's a few random recent examples: https://redd.it/xxkx5s https://redd.it/vvrxko https://redd.it/xwkky8 https://redd.it/vuqu1r ) Ad networks and content providers get up in arms over widespread ad blocking but then allow stuff like this through.
For anyone who actually wants the issue resolved and help innocent people -- Report the ad. Click the 3 little dots.
Old school ads only threatened to stink up the room with the scratch and sniffs....
Remind me why Google even allows ads in rank 1 on brand terms? I remember when "don't be evil" Google would talk about how ads are in a different color on the right sidebar.
Not only do they allow it, they actively encourage it. They tell businesses that it's really important to buy ad space on searches for your own brand name so that a competitor doesn't. The way they say it really comes off like a protection racket. "Nice number one spot for searches for your brand name you have there, would be a shame if anything were to happen to it." They make people feel better about it by giving a…
EDIT: There is definitely a mismatch between the display URL and the landing page URL. It's not clear to me how that can happen; for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx-gl6K2zQw shows that only the display path can be edited (not the domain), consistently with the wording on https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2616010 and https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2375287 . On the other hand, https:…
I've seen both Amazon and Best Buy URLs on scam ads.