Pausing your ads in Cactivate is a simple process, but it's important to understand what it means for your campaigns.

To pause your ads, you need to change the "Account Status" from "Optimizing" to "Paused". This will stop your ads from running and ensure that you do not spend any money on your campaigns.

However, it's crucial to note that pausing your ads in Cactivate is not meant to stop Cactivate from intervening in your ad account. Since Cactivate fully takes over your ad account when you launch a campaign, pausing your ads simply means that Cactivate will ensure you do not spend any money on your campaigns every hour.

If you'd like to run your own ads and remove Cactivate from your ad account, you need to cancel your Cactivate service. This is a different process from simply pausing your ads.

In conclusion, while you can easily pause your ads in Cactivate, it's important to understand what this action means for your campaigns. If you want to take full control of your ad account again, you'll need to cancel your Cactivate service.

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