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How I advertise malicious software on Google Ads

A developer promoting RACE, a macOS terminal multiplexer written in Rust, had their Google Ads account suspended for "Malicious software" despite the app being notarized and the site having no attack surface. Three appeals were rejected with generic automated responses, and the account was eventually reinstated only after the story gained traction on Hacker News — with no explanation ever provided.

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