Richard Kahn

TL;DR: Bots are not inherently illegal; their legality depends on the purpose for which they are used. Misuse of bots in digital marketing, especially for fraudulent activities like ad fraud, is illegal and can severely impact campaign outcomes.

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TL;DR: Understanding Search Arbitrage: A Risky But Potentially Profitable Strategy

• What it is: Buying low-cost traffic and monetizing it through higher-priced ads.
• How it works: Involves purchasing PPC ads, directing traffic to lucrative ads, and...

TL;DR: Residential proxies mask IP addresses. While they can be used legitimately for ad testing and cybersecurity, fraudsters also use them for ad fraud, scalping, and web scraping. This makes IP blocking ineffective at stopping ad fraud.

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TL;DR: ROAS measures revenue generated per dollar spent on ads, vital for evaluating ad campaign profitability. Ad fraud from bots and fraudsters can drastically lower ROAS by consuming budget on non-converting traffic.

• Strategies to Increase ROAS...

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• Click fraud is the deliberate generation of invalid clicks (by bots or humans) to steal ad spend.
• Click farms use low-cost labor to mimic real engagement, making them harder to detect than bots.
• Fraudsters exploit PPC campaigns and social...

TL;DR: Online survey scams deceive consumers into providing personal information under the guise of legitimate surveys, often leading to identity theft and other types of fraud.

• Nature of Survey Scams: Scams often mimic legitimate surveys,...

TL;DR: IP blocking is ineffective against sophisticated ad fraud. It can block legitimate users, is easily bypassed by fraudsters using botnets and VPNs, and is not scalable. Use dedicated ad fraud solutions instead.

Main Points:

• What is IP...