Google's scam ad crisis deepens as platform hemorrhages credibility

Google's ad network continues serving thousands of convincing fraudulent advertisements—fake UK visa pages, bogus fine popups, and malware—on major publisher sites, with insiders claiming deliberate negligence to inflate revenue metrics. The issue has exploded on Hacker News (730 points, 333 comments) as advertisers describe passing Google's review process with nearly-identical scam landing pages, while publishers report hosting malicious ads from Azure and Heroku domains that Google refuses to remove.