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Google Blocks 8.3B Policy-Violating Ads in 2025, Launches Android 17 Privacy Overhaul

Google blocked 8.3 billion policy-violating ads and suspended 24.9 million accounts in 2025, while introducing Android 17 privacy updates to restrict third-party app access to contact and location data.

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