People have been using Google for decades now, for me at least it has become subconscious to
not click on any of the top links and look out for "
Ad borders"... Anyway, this new
Rebrand isn't that bad... Even from the design perspective, the search results aren't that
blendy if I am being totally honest... But you shouldn't be taking my word for it, I ain't Picasso. As for shady domain names, Google has already got the users covered. Google
doesn't accepts any sort of
crypto-related ads[1] anymore except for regulated crypto exchanges in the US and Japan
( I believe this has been extended to EU regulated Exchanges as well because the "capital.com" ad you saw is one of the exchanges from EU ). I believe they have introduced some filters of sorts where certain words like
coin,
block etc have been blacklisted, So anything like coinmarketcap will almost be instantly rejected... So what you are suggesting won't be happing as the
lessons[2] have been learned in the past.
The ad you saw is from one of the regulated Exchanges which google has whitelisted. According to Google, the ads are reviewed within
1 business day[3] so even if someone succeeds to bypass the automated process it will get eliminated in the human review as google doesn't allow advertisement of
Counterfeit goods[4]. Also, I don't think Google will end up with this design as it's their
policy[5] on Adsense that the ads should stand out from the rest of the content on the publisher's website... So it will be hypocritical of them to end up with something which blends ads with their normal search results while banning publishers for doing the same. Give it time as @BitMaxz suggested they are probably testing different designs...
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Thank you for taking your time to write this post with your thoughts. I am very aware of the AdWords situation and cryptocurrency ad ban they've imposed years ago. I just wanted to reduce the chances of an user reading this thread falling into a possible ad Google might miss to check properly, because human errors happen. You're right though, it became a subconscious thing to avoid the top links for me too. However, I assure you that although my dad reads forums & browses the internet hours a day, he could click on the wrong link. I remember him receiving a scam e-mail and asking me with a very stressed voice whether it is legit or not.
Now back to the reply, I'm going to answer
"As for shady domain names, Google has already got the users covered" with a question: Do you think 100% of the Google Ads are properly checked and safe to click?
Believe me, I've re-checked on computer and smartphone too before posting. One who googles enough, notices this.
English is also not my mother tongue, but the truth is that I spend way too much time on the internet and I notice things like this almost instantly.
It's not about how fluent I am in English, it's probably due the fact I surf the internet since before Google existed.
I'm not sure if you'll get my point, but we're like some kind of internet pros. You probably do know how to avoid most scams and all shady stuff that's present on the internet if you've spent so much time on it. This thread was meant for those who
don't know how to distinguish Ads from normal results, for those who
can't see a difference and might click on something they're not supposed to. I meant it to be some kind of "learn about this type of scam" thread combined with what Google's new design change means for those with less internet knowledge.
