Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?
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AI is really good at detecting deceptive adverts - why isn’t Google using it?
A couple of months ago I noticed this advert popping up in the YouTube app. The main reason I noticed it is that I accidentally clicked it - I knew I was running out of space on my iPhone and a minor lapse of concentration caught me out.
These things can slip through even the best review processes, so I did my internet duty and reported the advert.
The response I got back was less than satisfactory:
Again, sometimes things slip through the net and people don’t always check things properly, so I reported it again. And got the same response.
In fact, multiple people have reported this advert and received the same: