"We have a dedicated Covid-19 task force working around the clock building new detection technology and improving our existing enforcement systems to stop bad actors," Spencer said in a blog post. Deceptive ads have often been the work of "sophisticated actors attempting to evade our enforcement systems with advanced tactics," Spencer said. Alphabet-owned Google has a clear interest in protecting the integrity of the online advertising platform that is its money-making engine. Google last year blocked and removed 2.7 billion "bad ads" and suspended nearly a million advertising accounts for policy violations, according to Spencer. Google blocked more than 35 million phishing ads and 19 million "trick-to-click" ads last year, according to the company.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 30, 2020 04:07 UTC