In 2021, Google removed a total of 3.4 billion ads that did not meet its criteria. The company blocked ads on more than 500,000 pages. The search engine also restricted 5.7 billion “suspicious ads” and blocked 5.6 million “risky” advertiser accounts. In addition, 1.7 billion pages were restricted or blocked.
Recently, Google introduced a new feature that provides users with information about why they are served a particular ad and by whom.
Although the latest report mainly focuses on information from 2021, the tech company also provides an update on the situation in Ukraine. The search engine also saw a spike in advertisements with misinformation about the conflict. More than 8 million ads about the raid have been blocked. In addition, Google decided to remove ads on more than 60 Russian-funded media sites.
