Shadowbanning in Google Ads?

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I have several campaigns that are like shadowbanned: Everything is fine, no Suspicious/Circunsveting ads, it is not limited by anything, clocker and blacks ok, but zero traffic. The max cpc without limit, good budget...but it fails to impress anything, not even the whitespages.

Is there a shadowban on Google? Is there any way to know if everything is going well?
 
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Switch to Maximize Clicks and run that until you start seeing Conversions, then switch it back. In my experience you need to feed the algorithm clicks and conversions so it can lesrn how to optimize toward your conversion goal.
 
In addition to what @sisilynora said, Google tends to "punish" exact match keywords, so consider switching to phrase and add some negatives.
 
sisilynora said:
Switch to Maximize Clicks and run that until you start seeing Conversions, then switch it back. In my experience you need to feed the algorithm clicks and conversions so it can lesrn how to optimize toward your conversion goal.
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I use Maximize clicks in every campaings
 
Yeah, sounds like a shadowban—if everything looks clean but impressions are dead, Google likely flagged the account silently; try fresh setup with clean infra.
 
I understand your concerns about the campaigns; shadowbanning can be frustrating. It might be worth reviewing the ad quality, targeting, and keywords, as sometimes subtle adjustments can significantly impact performance.
 
Google doesn’t do “shadowbans” per se, but if your campaigns get zero impressions, you’re probably flagged or throttled silently. Clean up your account, swap creatives, or kill and remake campaigns/accounts. Sometimes you gotta test fresh setups until they let you run.
 
Yeah, shadowbans on Google are real. No errors, no warnings, just zero reach. Usually hits flagged accounts or bad history. Only fix is testing with fresh setups, new domain, new ads, new account. If traffic’s dead, algo already killed you.
 
Sometimes the account just loses trust signals. Try scaling slowly, mix in new campaigns with clean settings, rotate creatives, and target slightly different audiences—usually helps nudge traffic back without touching anything shady.
 
Google doesn’t really “shadowban,” but accounts can get hidden delivery if the system flags patterns. Check quality scores, landing page issues, and test fresh campaigns-usually a total reset is the only way to confirm.
 
Google doesn’t shadowban, but low CTR or account history can limit reach. Use Ad Preview or test on a new account.
 
You could try switching to a maximize clicks or CPA campaign to see how it works.
 
Google won’t say ‘shadowban,’ but silent throttling can happen—always test with fresh setups
 
Google can quietly throttle accounts—test with new accounts, clean IPs, and simple campaigns to see if traffic picks up.
 
Google can limit the visibility of your ads based on your previous campaigns. There's a category called 'sensitive content', if your account gets flagged under it, Google might restrict the performance of both old and new campaigns
 
Sounds like your account is flagged or throttled—sometimes Google just quietly limits reach without notifying.
 
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