Google Ads Adds Invalid Traffic Savings Card to Reporting Dashboard
· 36m ago · Originally reported by ALM Corp
Google Ads has introduced an invalid traffic savings card in its platform for 2026, surfacing the estimated cost savings from traffic Google filters out before charging advertisers. The feature gives advertisers more visibility into how much IVT Google automatically removes.
Why it matters
Invalid traffic quietly inflates ad spend when filters miss it, so showing filtered amounts helps advertisers gauge how much trust to place in Google's built-in defenses.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like a grocery receipt that shows how much the store knocked off for items it caught on the scale before you paid.
Terms in this story
Invalid traffic (IVT)
Invalid traffic (IVT) is any impression, click or visit not coming from a real person with a genuine chance to see the ad, whether caused by bots, fraud or error.
Advertiser
An advertiser is the company, organisation or person that pays to place ads in order to sell products, build a brand, recruit, or spread a message.
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