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A GA4 change inflates Direct revenue from 2 August
Multiple unrelated GA4 properties show Direct suddenly gaining revenue from 2 August, with consistent patterns suggesting an attribution bug rather than a tracking change.
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means channel revenue since 2 August may be misattributed, so annotate reports and hold off on budget decisions built on Direct's jump.
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A GA4 change inflates Direct revenue from 2 August
Multiple unrelated GA4 properties show Direct suddenly gaining revenue from 2 August, with consistent patterns suggesting an attribution bug rather than a tracking change. For you, this means channel revenue since 2 August may be misattributed, so annotate reports and hold off on budget decisions built on Direct's jump.
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