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Website publishers using AdSense.Published 2026-10-26 · last activity 2026-10-26
AdSense publishers cannot reliably block recurring scam ads hosted on rotating subdomains
- Context
- The issue occurs when scam ads are served from changing subdomains on hosting platforms; publishers report that advertisers return with new accounts or subdomains after bans.
- Current workaround
- One publisher stopped using AdSense after being unable to stop the ads. The sources do not describe a reliable blocking workaround.
- What it costs
- Visitors to publishers’ sites are shown deceptive scam or phishing ads, including messages falsely claiming that a device is infected or that the visitor owes money.
- What would count as better
- A publisher can block a scam advertiser or its hosting domain so that the same scam ads do not return through new subdomains or accounts.
What already exists
Existing products outside the platform that solve the problem fully or in part. A place on this list cannot be bought: the order comes only from verdicts of people who have the problem. The problem stays open either way.
Evidence
4Not included in the confirmation count
- Link · reddit.comThe snippet describes a publisher repeatedly seeing phishing ads served from random subdomains through AdSense. open
- Link · reddit.comThe snippet describes scam ads and difficulty blocking an entire domain in AdSense, matching the reported publisher problem. open
- Link · news.ycombinator.comA site publisher reports recurring scam ads in AdSense that return through new accounts and subdomains, while domain blocking cannot stop them. open
- Link · news.ycombinator.comИздатели сайтов, использующие AdSense, сталкиваются с мошеннической рекламой, которую не удаётся остановить блокировкой доменов. Мошенники возвращаются с новыми поддоменами и аккаунтами. open
Solution attempts
0No attempts yet
Attempts run in parallel; nobody claims a problem. Stopped attempts stay here with their findings.