.@AdSense @TeamYouTube still doing a terrible job of being able to report ads that are clearly misleading, scams or lead to malware downloads...
Why is it so hard to have a simple ! button then report options, one of which reads 'Scam / Misleading'?
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For the types that overlay on your video, there's zero report option. The i button only tells you about personalized ads and how they work Right clicking doesn't grant a URL either, it's all video player related optionspic.twitter.com/IcMosGHk7O
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When it comes to ads on the side of videos, there's zero url options available (even on chrome, their own browser!) The closest you can get to reporting it is pressing the X and selecting 'Ad Was Inappropriate' which seems incredibly broad..pic.twitter.com/FJ6GDtnJzt
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Given the other options are 'seen it too many times, not interested and ad covered content' it doesn't feel like it's a real report option, more an option for sensitive people. If you're more savvy and go in to the page coding to grab said urls or risk clicking on them then
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it's still on you as the user to go ahead and track down the proper report page online... What the hell? I hate the idea that my audience are seeing an ad for 'Free Minecraft' (which I saw today) and other such things then installing malware or adware to their systems
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unfortunately it’s just the way the ad tech industry works. All CTAs will go through dfp to get counted and prevent fraudulent ad impressions/clicks from being counted prior to the user actually hitting a landing page. There is an approval process for people using Google’s tools
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I do wonder who the accountability falls on though? Say somebody followed one of these ads, installed something and their system was ruined, card details phished or whatever other scenario. I bet you Google peace out at that point and claim no wrong doing on their part..
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I completely agree - it'll be turned around onto the user and you'll get a blanket message about "we'll do the best to improve things in the future". Truth is, the ad industry is pretty messy. The scale of manual reviewing of absolutely every add isn't feasible in the same way
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that reviewing every youtube video isn't. Google's ad stuff goes further than AdSense. If you look into the sheer scope of their DV360 platform, and the amount of publishers on there, it's insane. I think the onus is more on publishers in that case, rather than Google
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