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Google Ads Flags Open-Source macOS Terminal as Malware
Original: Flagged by the Machine: How Google Ads Suspended an Open-Source macOS Term as Malicious
Google Ads suspended an advertisement associated with iTerm, a widely used open-source terminal emulator for macOS, after automated systems classified the software as malicious. The case highlights how automated moderation on advertising platforms can penalise legitimate open-source tools, with developers and security observers questioning the accuracy of machine-driven decisions and the difficulty of appealing such takedowns.
Why now: Automated content moderation wrongly treating a trusted open-source developer tool as malware has struck a chord with developers worried about opaque platform decisions.
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