Click fraud is a growing challenge in digital advertising, silently draining marketing budgets while inflating performance metrics. Fraudsters use automated bots, click farms, and click flooding techniques to generate fake engagements, misleading marketers and reducing actual conversions. This not only wastes ad spend but also skews key campaign insights, making it difficult to optimize strategies effectively.
Beyond financial loss, click fraud impacts ad rankings and visibility. Platforms like Google Ads and Meta consider engagement quality when determining ad placements. If a campaign receives a high number of fake clicks without meaningful engagement, its quality score drops, leading to higher costs and lower visibility among genuine audiences.
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