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Google Ads Spend Drop Linked to Global Bidding Bug

Screenshot of a chat conversation discussing a paused campaign issue. Anirudh explains the situation, confirms ongoing work with the engineering team on a Google Ads bidding bug, and suggests switching campaign bidding while awaiting a fix.

Noticed sudden drops in spend or traffic? You’re not alone. Benoit Legendre shared an update that campaigns using “Bid only for new customers” have been globally impacted by a technical issue.

Google confirmed the bug on May 16 after it saw the hourly spend drop off around 11:00 AM UK time.

Google is working on a fix, but there’s no ETA yet.

As a workaround, switch to “Bid for new and existing customers” to restore delivery.

Screenshot of a chat conversation discussing a paused campaign issue. Anirudh explains the situation, confirms ongoing work with the engineering team on a Google Ads bidding bug, and suggests switching campaign bidding while awaiting a fix.
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