Its unclear exactly for sure which advertisers/businesses are being targeted with this but Google Adwords has been sending out notices to some customers that starting this summer (different dates for different people) you will no longer be able to pay your Adwords bill with a credit card rather can only pay via direct debit or…
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Google bans addiction/rehab keyword bidding
In somewhat surprising but not unwelcome news in some aspects, Google has recently banned Adwords customers from bidding on generally all rehab keywords. Recent media articles include a major expose by The Verge apparently helped trigger the ban along with multiple complaints from some of the more upstanding participants in this space. As just one rehab…
Lawsuit again Google’s Adwords allowed to continue
Per the LA Times, the US Supreme Court has refused to overturn a lower court’s decision to allow a class-action lawsuit to proceed again the internet giant. Arguing that Google allowed for ‘low-quality websites’ to display ads, the court said that a formula for damages should be used rather than Google’s position that individual damages…
Google Adwords bans payday lender ads!
Bowing to pressure from various watchdog groups as well as making a stand against predatory lending, Google has banned all payday loans ads that have a payment term of 60 days or less. Also all loans with interest rates more than 36% per year are banned as well!