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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. date unknownMultiple people reported the advert and received the same response that the ad doesn't go against Google's policies.

Sources

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