This is where I stand, I operate some ad accounts but the amount of control and insight taken away with each update is really noticeable. Really interesting is that I actually get zero input on how much I pay on each day. You give a budget for the day but I don’t have a lot of control over it unless I micromanage the thing. It’s crazy and I hope the EU will go hard on Google.

Edit So more about payments. It used to be I could just give a lump sum and let Google Ads play until there is no more budget.

Not anymore, and -I don’t have a choice-. You can only use a bank account which you give Google Ads control over, and if you forget to set end dates, the thing will keep on rolling. For me it’s another dark pattern build in. For some big clients no big deal probably, I just want to point out there is not a lot of control or choice.