I made the first entry into the adSense Competitive Filter this afternoon, and the offending ads are still displaying. The info on the filter page says to allow a couple of hours, but it's been close to four. Patience is a virtue I'm a little short on, so I wanted to find out how long a wait I'm in for. How long does it typically take for a filter to go into effect? Cheers
The same happened to me... This is what Google says: - I added a URL to my filter list. Why is the ad still appearing? Please be sure you've filtered the correct URL. For help determining which URL, visit https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=9876 . Also, when you place a domain in your filter list, it may take up to 48 hours before the Google ads of the filtered site stop appearing on your web pages. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
You should give it a day ortwo before determinning whether the filter has wroked for that particular URL you've filtered.