Ad Fraud on LinkedIn

Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by huac on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @12:17PM (#24409853)

the default setting on Google location targeting is/was "user in [geo] OR user 'interested' in [geo]." which is insane! but could explain the location weirdness

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Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by x86_64Ubuntu on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @12:32PM (#24410023)

I know this isn't tech support, but is there somewhere I can read about changing this? And you are damn right, it's extremely astonishing seeing as how "target geo" != "interested in" at least on it's face.

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Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by huac on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @06:15PM (#24414198)

From their FAQ: https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/2453995?hl=en

> If the Google Ads system detects geographic areas that someone is interested in, we may show appropriate ads targeted to that area or surrounding areas (known as "location of interest").

> The default advanced location option in Google Ads will use both physical location and / or location of interest to determine where ads can appear. You can update your advanced location options at any time.

Looks like "interest" is still the default!

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Re:Ad Fraud on LinkedIn by tehwebguy on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:34PM (#24410660)

Wow I figured Google quietly changed this in shame when it was publicized years back. How are they still running this scam?

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