Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors

About this episode

This episode discusses Google's new approach to targeting bad ads and the rise of AI traffic to US retailers.

Plus - Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode; AI traffic to US retailers rose 393% in Q1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: TechCrunch

Topics covered

• advertising
• AI
• technology
• e-commerce
• web exploration

Keywords

• Google
• bad ads
• AI Mode
• US retailers
• traffic increase

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Organizations: Google

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