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Google settles $100M lawsuit for overcharging advertisers

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Google has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers by failing to provide promised discounts and charged for clicks on ads outside the geographic areas the advertisers targeted. A preliminary settlement of the 14-year-old class action, which began in March 2011, was filed late Thursday in the San Jose, California, federal court, and requires a judge’s approval. Advertisers who partic…

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Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit

Google will pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of charging for clicks on ads placed outside the geographic locations selected by advertisers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The proposed settlement was filed in a California court on Thursday and still requires approval by a judge. The lawsuit, first filed in 2011, centers around Google Adwords — now called Google Ads — and claimed Google broke California’s Unf…

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Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers' class action

Google has agreed to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers and charged for clicks on ads outside the geographic areas the advertisers targeted.

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Google Nears Settlement in Decade-Old Lawsuit

If the phrase “Google Adwords” rings a bell for you, you might also remember the early days of a lawsuit surrounding one of Google’s advertising products from a bygone era. (Google hasn’t used the Adwords name since 2018.) More than a decade after it was first filed, this lawsuit appears to be on the brink of a settlement — with a certain internet giant agreeing to pay $100 million to bring it to a close.As The Verge’s Emma Roth writes, the clas…

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Google Agrees on $100M Settlement for Lawsuit Accusing It of Misleading Advertisers

Tech giant Google has agreed on a mega $100 million settlement for a lawsuit accusing the company of charging higher prices for clicks on ads. This was related to those located outside certain geographic locations selected by advertisers. As shared by media outlet Reuters, the settlement was rolled out inside the California court and still needs approval from the judge. This lawsuit was first shared in 2011 and related to the use of Adwords, whi…

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The Verge: Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit

The Verge: Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit. “Google will pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of charging for clicks on ads placed outside the geographic locations selected by advertisers, as reported earlier by Reuters. The proposed settlement was filed in a California court on Thursday and still requires approval by a judge.”The post The Verge: Google to pay $100 million to…

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