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Google still serving dodgy ads
The gist
A deceptive YouTube ad mimicking an iPhone storage alert was reported to Google.
Google twice said it did not violate its policies.
How it unfolded
- recentlyThe author noticed the advert popping up in the YouTube app a couple of months before the article and clicked it accidentally while running out of space on an iPhone.
- date unknownThe author reported the YouTube advert and received a response that the ad does not go against Google's policies; reported it again and got the same response.
- date unknownMultiple people reported the advert and received the same response that the ad doesn't go against Google's policies.