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12-08-2021 03:57 PM #1 ga_alive (Member)
Google Ads Bug?

Greetings all.
Since recently on almost all crypto or near-crypto keys there is an error with the following text: Your ads aren't eligible to show for keywords that relate to restricted products or services.
The keywords are not obvious, i.e. not "bitcoin" or "cryptocurrency", but mostly brands and company names.
I would like to know if anyone has encountered the same problem?


12-08-2021 08:34 PM #2 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

It's very easy for google to identify crypto related KWs, they have all the data needed to do so. I think they have a policy regarding advertising crypto products so that only "authorized" companies can target these for quite some time already, so maybe they just broadened the affected KW range?


12-08-2021 08:36 PM #3 jaybot (Veteran Member)

Yeah, that doesn't sound like a "bug" to me

Google is smart. Would love to hear how others get around the no-crypto thing though.


12-08-2021 08:56 PM #4 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Quote Originally Posted by jaybot View Post
Would love to hear how others get around the no-crypto thing though.
I would say the OP just told us... targeting KWs that do not directly contain a clear crypto reference And apparently, google just caught up with that practice.


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