Google Bans Environmental Group's Ads From Site

[donsu]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA2EK6TLQD.html

Online search engine leader Google has banned the ads of an environmental group protesting a major cruise line's sewage treatment methods, casting a spotlight on the policies - and power - of the popular Web site's lucrative marketing program.
Oceana, a 2 1/2-year-old nonprofit group, said Google dropped the text-based ads displayed in shaded boxes along the right side of its Web page because they were critical of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

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The ad, which said "Help us protect the world's oceans," appeared for two days last week before Google pulled it from its page.

When Oceana challenged the ban, Mountain View, Calif.-based Google responded with an e-mail advising the group that it doesn't accept ads with "language that advocates against Royal Caribbean."

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As a privately held company, Google doesn't disclose its financial results, but its revenue last year is believed to have ranged between $700 million and $1 billion. The company is expected to go public later this year.
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If you read the whole article you will go hhhmmmmmmmmm

[DenverDem]

1. Google is evil.

Alta Vista is much better.

[trotsky]

2. Ah, but Alta Vista...

is an old DEC venture, thus Compaq, and now thus HP. And HP just outsourced a ton of support jobs to India.

Can't win. Might as well give up.

[donsu]

3. I never use it either - I use metacrawler

nt

[John BigBootay]

4. Before you get your panties in a bunch---

Gooogle also bans gun ads. It seems they ban anything that might be perceived as controversial.

[tom_paine]

5. Is that supposed to make me feel better?

Great, so they're censorship jerkoffs that apply at least semi-equally.
That's like being an equal opportunity murderer (only not as bad).