I think most people ignore the warning and click through based on the amount of toolbars I have to remove from PCs.
The drop in revenue hasn't happened for us and we've been compliant for months now. I think, based on the quantity of sites this is occuring on, that it's a non issue. People are used to it now.
The malicious people can be identified easily. Think of these changes as covering your arse rather than an inconvenience.
Different websites have different audiences and monetization schemes making your anecdotal observation uninteresting. It's also at odds with reams of conversion rate optimization data. What did Amazon report - something like a 500ms delay produces a 1% drop in conversion rate. I wonder how long it takes the average pensioner to click through?
The drop in revenue hasn't happened for us and we've been compliant for months now. I think, based on the quantity of sites this is occuring on, that it's a non issue. People are used to it now.
The malicious people can be identified easily. Think of these changes as covering your arse rather than an inconvenience.