As per JetLaw's June7th article, google is looking at coughing up some serious coin (even for google) for showing "illegal online pharmacy ads"."Google is facing a $500 million dollar fine “in connection with a potential resolution of an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into the use of Google advertising by certain advertisers,” they disclosed in their 10-Q last week."HuffPosts August 24th article points out that google chose to settle paying the full half billion so that they would not face criminal charges.
"It sends a clear message to both Google and to others that contribute to America's pill problem that they will be held to account for endangering the health and safety of the residents of this district and to persons all across the United States," said Neronha, who described the forfeiture as one of the largest in U.S. history.It will be interesting to see how this will change how you get your adds included in Googles AdSense.
As a (Jan 24, 2012) followup, slashdot notes that
PC Magazine reports that the U.S. government used convicted con artist David Whitaker, owner of an online business selling steroids and human growth hormone to U.S. consumers, to help federal agents in a sting operation against Google when he began advertising with Google with advertisements that included the statement 'no prescription needed,' clearly violating U.S. laws.
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