Okay, our website is called “PhoneArena”, so of course we’re going to talk a lot about phones. And some of the best phones happen to be manufactured by Google. Yet still, the simple fact of the matter is that Google is a search engine first.
Which, in turn, of course, means that the majority of the money the company makes is earned through advertisement.
Yep, the battle for your attention span is real and every single competitor out there is doing their best to make the tiny “X” that you need to tap in order to skip the ad harder and harder to find, and see, and tap and it’s a nightmare.
And that’s maybe part of the reason why someone thought about investigating the ads distributed by Google. But the final report didn’t exactly paint a pretty picture. In fact, Adalytics and the Wall Street Journal reported that Google was seemingly going against its own ad standards.
And that’s cool and all, but Google says that the report isn’t exactly accurate.
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So, let’s set the stage. The issue with this entire situation is that if the report turns out to be true, it could serve as a basis for advertisers to rile up against the Big G. Not to mention that they’d also be entitled to a refund. And that’s, like, probably millions worth of dollars in ads.
Which is likely why Google got involved with a blog post of its own and a spokesperson even reached out to AndroidPolice to clarify some things.
Attention! Here are the clarified things:
The methodology that Adalytics used were unreliable and inaccurate
The majority of ads run on YouTube and not third-party websites
Options to exclude appearance of ads in third-party websites exist
Basically, Google insists that 90% of the ads it is supplying are viewable and indeed up to its own standards. Which would be great if any of this got any of us closer to finding that tiny little “skip ad” button, but oh well.
And you know what? The worst part of all this is that even if the EU manages to force Google to sell some of its ad business for violations, we’d still be stuck with these tiny “skip” buttons. Well, at least most of them run muted and that’s not a violation. Could you’ve imagined if all the ads had to be loud too?
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Stan, also known as Stako, is a smartphone enthusiast who loves exploring the limits of Android customization. His journey with mobile tech began with the Nokia 5110 and evolved with devices like the BlackBerry 9350 Curve and Samsung Galaxy A4. Despite his love for Android, he holds equal respect for Apple, considering the iPhone 4s as a significant milestone in mobile tech. Stan started his writing career early, contributing to MetalWorld, and harbors a passion for creative writing. Beyond smartphones, he's interested in photography, design, composition, and gaming, often preferring solo projects to hone his objective thinking. He's also an avid student of open-source technology and consoles, with a special fondness for the Pebble Watch, Arduboy, and Playdate.
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