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GOOGLE SUES ADWORDS VIOLATORS

by kindsvater
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Google just announced a 2nd round of lawsuits against advertisers who violate its Adwords terms of use:

Official Google Blog: Taking rogue pharmacies to court

Previously, Google sued a number of companies (and the list continues to grow) who were using the 'Google' name to promote easy cash scams.

Now, Google is suing rogue pharmacies. But note the important step now being taken because there is no trademark or 'personal' issue for Google directly: if Google doesn't like you, instead of simply banning your Adwords account it may also sue.

Pharmacies are potentially just the bad actor of the month.

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#adwords #google #sues #violators
  • Profile picture of the author terrapurus
    Originally Posted by kindsvater View Post

    if Google doesn't like you, instead of simply banning your Adwords account it may also sue..
    Google is just like any other business. If you injure their business name and reputation you can expect to asked to justify that action and remedy the situation in the eyes of the court.

    It is not Google being an evil overlord. It is not even about Google liking you. It simply about good business practice.
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hancox
    Interesting. But then... if being a "rogue pharmacy" is against their terms of service, it's against their terms of service.

    I'm no expert on U.S law, but I imagine "pharmacy" is quite heavily regulated in the U.S, so I imagine Google are doing this partly to ensure they ultimately don't fall foul of the law.

    Still, I understand your implication... what next? "Rogue internet marketers", "rogue marketers"?

    Who defines what's "rogue"? When using Google AdWords, Google get to define it.
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  • Profile picture of the author DogScout
    I am a rogue
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    • Profile picture of the author marketguy
      I am with g**gle one this one.
      Scammers should be brought to justice.
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  • Profile picture of the author DogFaceBoy
    Also with Google on this one. Don't violate their terms, and they won't bother you. Fair and square in my opinion.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaun Lee
      Originally Posted by DogFaceBoy View Post

      Also with Google on this one. Don't violate their terms, and they won't bother you. Fair and square in my opinion.
      Except the fact that you don't really know the exact rules. Google never tells you what was wrong. They just ban/suspend you.

      Google can also ban/suspend your account anytime they wish to, by the way.

      It's in their Terms of Service.

      -Shaun
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      • Profile picture of the author Lucid
        Originally Posted by Shaun Lee View Post

        Except the fact that you don't really know the exact rules.
        The rules are all here. So I don't buy that as an excuse. You've been around long enough, surely you have seen my posts and linking many times to the Adwords guidelines and policies.

        Originally Posted by Shaun Lee View Post

        Google can also ban/suspend your account anytime they wish to, by the way. It's in their Terms of Service.
        Yep. Just like many other services: the phone company, my credit card company, the power company as well as the car sharing service I use. Any of them can deny you service or cancel it alltogether if you don't follow their rules.
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  • Profile picture of the author thebitbotdotcom
    Interesting. I wonder what the ads looked like.
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  • Profile picture of the author WebcsPeter
    Stop spamming, guy.
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