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Google Ads Ad Preview & Diagnosis Tool Down Due to Persistent CAPTCHA Issue

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Google's Ad Preview and Diagnosis tool is broken, displaying an unremovable reCAPTCHA that prevents users from previewing their ads in search results.

SERoundtable reports that the Google Ads Ad Preview and Diagnosis tool—used to preview how ads appear in Google Search results and diagnose display issues—has stopped working due to a persistent CAPTCHA bug. The tool loads a reCAPTCHA box labeled "unusual traffic" that cannot be dismissed, rendering the diagnostic feature unusable. According to reports shared on X, the issue has persisted for over a week across multiple devices and internet connections, though Google has not yet provided a timeline for resolution.
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