I spent $220 on Google app ads and 60% of the installs were robots

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What happened

Article URL: https://dayzlegame.com/blog/google-ads-bot-farm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49662990 Points: 341 # Comments: 180…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://dayzlegame.com/blog/google-ads-bot-farm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49662990 Points: 341 # Comments: 180…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:24:55 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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