Google blocks over 6 million ads daily – Google blocks more than 6 million ads daily

Published on: March 15, 2019 / Update from: March 15, 2019 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

According to Google, it blocked 2.3 billion advertisements in 2018 - that's around 6.3 million per day. In total, the company introduced 31 new policies last year to prevent misleading and fraudulent advertising. The focus included advertisements for ticket resellers, cryptocurrencies, repair services and rehabilitation facilities. Google is also increasingly targeting websites with questionable or dangerous content. Due to violations of the guidelines on fake news and hate speech, 22,000 apps and around 15,000 websites were banned from its own advertising network.

Google has blocked 2.3 billion advertisements in 2018 according to its own figures – that's around 6.3 million per day. In total, the company introduced 31 new guidelines last year to prevent misleading and fraudulent advertising. The focus was on advertisements for ticket resellers, cryptocurrencies, repair services, and rehabilitation facilities. Google is also increasingly targeting websites with questionable or dangerous content. For violations of the Fake News and Hate Speech guidelines, 22,000 apps and around 15,000 websites were banned from Google's advertising network.

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