Coverage dated October 9, 2026 to October 11, 2026
How bot traffic is wasting your ad budget and training Google to spend more
Headline from KESQ Palm Springs
Bot traffic is wasting your ad budget in two ways: The money it burns on fake clicks and fake leads, and the damage it does to the data your campaigns learn from. More than half of all web traffic is now automated, and a meaningful share of paid media spend can be exposed to traffic
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Bot traffic is wasting your ad budget in two ways: The money it burns on fake clicks and fake leads, and the damage it does to the data your campaigns learn from. More than half of all web traffic is now automated, and a meaningful share of paid media spend can be exposed to traffic
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