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Yahoo<i>!</i> Japan to waive $189 million ad revenue after detecting fraudulent clicks

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-06-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Laura Dobberstein

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LY Corporation, parent of Yahoo Japan and LINE, disclosed in its 2023 transparency report that about 96 million ad materials were unapproved and roughly ¥30.2 billion (~$189M) in ad spend was deemed invalid clicks, which will be waived for advertisers; while ad fraud remains a concern, the company notes improving ad quality with a significant drop in unapproved materials compared to 2022.

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