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Re:Facebook lured advertisers by inflating video ad-watch ti... by codedokode on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:10PM (#18234722)
Bots exist, but is it Google's fault? Fake views are often bought by site owners wanting to get more profit.
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Re:Facebook lured advertisers by inflating video ad-watch ti... by cortesoft on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:15PM (#18234759)
Right, but they seem to be really good at not paying site owners who do that...
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Re:Facebook lured advertisers by inflating video ad-watch ti... by scythe on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:21PM (#18234796)
You hear about it when someone gets caught. You don't hear about it when they don't. Who would ever say, publicly, "Look! I've been faking out AdSense for years and getting away with it!"?
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Re:Facebook lured advertisers by inflating video ad-watch ti... by kawsper on Tuesday October 16, 2018 @09:13PM (#18234737)
Clicks should at least show up on the server the ad is linking to, bot or not.
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