Google Admits To Overcharging For Adwords

How many billions do they owe their advertisers?

[superclown2]

During their recent trial Google employees admitted to 'adjusting' bids on Adwords, which resulted in them making a lot more money at the expense of their customers, who were over-paying for their clicks. The US Government sued them and rather than have it go to trial (which coincidentally could have meant a lot of publicity) They sent a cheque for three times the sum claimed, saying that that should be the end of the matter.

Now then: what about the millions of other customers whose bills they 'adjusted' in the same way? Will their cheques be in the post perhaps?

You can see a copy of the alleged cheque here: [thebignewsletter.com ]

[Whitey]

Google also uses contracts that specify arbitration only and prohibits class-action suits

The law isn't fair when you live under a dictatorship or a monopoly.

The profit margin on these obfuscated tactics that cheat advertisers must be huge. The problem is in making it evident, and Google knows that, knowingly profits and exploits this.

[Shepherd]

Google also uses contracts that specify arbitration only and prohibits class-action suits.

We're trying to get google to sue us for our last unpaid invoice, all their arbitration clauses go out the window. The list of documents/information we are going to subpoena for discovery is ready to go. It is disputed debt so if they send it to a collection company we can initiate a suit. We've already sent them notice/demands for records preservation so they know what we are doing but maybe we'll get lucky and they'll get too greedy.

[Kendo]

I don't recall ever seeing mention of class-action suits being prohibited. In any case how can that stand up in a real court of law?

[ecommerceprofit]

It's nice to see the government is starting to put the screws to this company. When I sold my last company I was happy to be rid of Google. I started another similar company a few years later and noticed Google causing me problems with their ad system even before I spent a dime. I would make guaranteed cash but not worth the trouble. I decided to abandon my idea even though I spent 6 months on it and start something that does not depend on Google. So nice to just be creative without having to deal with Google's ego.