Dev sends Google proof of a bot farm, gets told it's 'normal user behavior'
nickabe · hn · 2026-09-17
HN user nickabe reports that after sending Google evidence of a bot farm, Google responded that it was "normal user behavior." The full write-up is on his blog (dayzlegame.com), documenting how AI-driven bot traffic slips past Google's ad fraud detection.
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