How to Properly Report Problematic Ads Using Google Chrome

This post was most recently updated on March 16th, 2021

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If you see a problematic ad while browsing the site over Google Chrome, just follow these steps in reporting the faulty ad:

1) Take a screenshot of the ad

• You can use the ‘Print Screen’ function on your keyboard or the Snipping Tool for Windows, then open your favorite image editor, for example ‘Paint’.
• Save the image in your local folder.
• You can also directly paste and upload the image on http://snag.gy/ or http://imgur.com/ so it gives you a live link of the screenshot image

Example of a screenshot image of a faulty ad:

2) Next, copy the code of the ad

• Using your mouse/cursor, right click on the ad and select ‘Inspect Element’

• To locate the ad code, hover on the ad and Google Chrome’s Inspect Element tool will show a highlighted section where the code is found, see example:

• Sometimes, you need to click on the little triangle arrows before each HTML line to expand and reveal the full ad code.

3) Note down the device and browser used

• In this case, the browser is: Google Chrome
• The device used is: Desktop

4) Specify the page the ad was spotted on

• List as many pages where the ad appeared, for example:
• www.yourwebsite.com/blog
• www.yourwebsite.com/blog/sports
• www.yourwebsite.com/blog/features

5) Note down the ‘Destination URL’ the ad would be directed to

• Again, you can right-click on the ad, then choose: ‘Copy Link Address’

For example:

• Paste the (link address) you got and check the website address related to the ad, for example:

• In this case, the ad came from Google Adsense or Google AdExchange
• And the destination URL is: http://www.ayosdito.ph

After gathering all the needed details mentioned, you are now ready to report a problematic ad.

6) Just email your notes to us at:

http://support.monetizemore.com/customer/portal/emails/new or if you’re reporting a problematic ad for a site you do not own, email the details to the website’s contact email.

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• How to Choose Ads to Show on my Website
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• Google Content Policy Violations and How Your Website Can Avoid Them
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Kean Graham

Kean Graham is the CEO and founder of MonetizeMore & a pioneer in the Adtech Industry. He is the resident expert in Ad Optimization, covering areas like Adsense Optimization,GAM Management, and third-party ad network partnerships. Kean believes in the supremacy of direct publisher deals and holistic optimization as keys to effective and consistent ad revenue increases.