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Google Ads Complaints

Users express frustration with pervasive and intrusive advertisements across Google products like search, Gmail, Chrome, and Adsense, debating their scope, policies, and Google's role.

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thomas998877 • Dec 8, 2015 • View on HN

They've got ads on Google?

zakki • Sep 27, 2016 • View on HN

And now Google push all possible ads to us :(

RektBoy • Jun 18, 2023 • View on HN

You're seeing ADs on google? Lol.

DanBC • May 30, 2014 • View on HN

I would have though Google would be strongly against ads like that. Do you (or anyone) have screenshots?

nycdatasci • Dec 9, 2022 • View on HN

I still see ads when using google search. What’s the exact scope of this issue?

NEDM64 • Jul 29, 2016 • View on HN

Google ads are really everywhere. Even on Hacker News!

xupybd • Feb 7, 2023 • View on HN

I don't think Google is doing this. The people running the ads are.

onewaystreet • Aug 3, 2015 • View on HN

Do you block ads on Google's products?

aanm1988 • Jun 3, 2017 • View on HN

Are the ads really that awful, or just in an area where google isn't winning already?

nobadcrypto • Aug 2, 2023 • View on HN

This exists. You can choose what ads you want to see on Google.