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Google denies placing search ads on compromising websites

Google has been accused of quietly placing search ads on non-Google websites, posing a potential risk to brand safety. Google denies the accusation, saying Adalytics, publisher of the report, has a track record of publishing inaccurate reports that misrepresent Google’s products and make exaggerated claims, according to Dan Taylor,...

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Google policy update will restrict consumer finance ad targeting

Google will impose new restrictions on personalized ads related to consumer financial products and services next year, when it updates its Personalized ads policy in February. Google’s “credit in personalized ads” policy will be broadened to include “consumer finance in personalized ads.” “We’ve long had personalized ads...

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Google tells ‘freaked out’ advertisers to ignore account suspension notification

Google Ads mistakenly sent out an email telling some advertisers that their accounts had been suspended. The notification, which was triggered by a technical fault, was issued just hours before the Thanksgiving holiday, causing some marketers to “freak out”. Google confirmed the error shortly after and reassured advertisers...

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Google announces update to child and teen ad policy language

Google is updating the language in some child and teen ads policies next month, including: Ads & made for kids content. Ad-serving protections for children. Ad-serving protection for teens. The search engine explained that while there are no enforcement changes, it is tweaking policy language to provide more clarity and...

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