> It seems to me the ad providers would have a huge incentive to counter this narrative and to make damned sure ads are safe.
Ad providers? You mean Google which provides the majority of the ads. I’m really surprised Google hasn’t done more here when major security companies are recommending denying Google their primary source of revenue.
I have used Google Ads, and think the ads themselves are quite secure; I am less certain about the advertiser websites (though it seems Google does some sort of link-testing/screening). What are you suggesting Google has failed to do?
I think the problems with ad security are on smaller platforms/networks which are willing to host less-secure ads, and I'm not sure what Google could do about them.
They are the leaders in the industry. To my way of thinking, if the recommendation is to block the entire industry as a whole, they are simply not doing enough.
Ad providers? You mean Google which provides the majority of the ads. I’m really surprised Google hasn’t done more here when major security companies are recommending denying Google their primary source of revenue.