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$11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by pvg »

cortesoft wrote: post #43
pvg wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need at least a coven or cabal to take on Google, council isn't going to cut it.

Well whoever filed this lawsuit seems to have succeeded.

Plaintiffs were represented by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a Limited Liability Presidium.

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by staplers »

tedivm wrote: post #39

When I was in college I had a website that I ran google ads on. I let a balance build up over time so I could use the money to buy school books. When I attempted to cash out Google (which up until that time had no problem profiting off of my site) decided that I was part of a clickfraud ring and refused to pay out the money. There was no way to appeal. Honestly, to this day, I am still far less likely to use Google s…

  when it comes to customer support
Do they have customer support? Last time I used my google account (a few years ago) to attempt to buy a Nexus, my transaction was flagged as fraud and I was locked out of my account.. I tried for a few days to find a way to contact anyone from Google.. never happened..

I eventually gave up and bought an iPhone and it was ironically the best thing that could have happened in that scenario.

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by bitL »

staplers wrote: post #52
tedivm wrote: post #39

When I was in college I had a website that I ran google ads on. I let a balance build up over time so I could use the money to buy school books. When I attempted to cash out Google (which up until that time had no problem profiting off of my site) decided that I was part of a clickfraud ring and refused to pay out the money. There was no way to appeal. Honestly, to this day, I am still far less likely to use Google s…

when it comes to customer support Do they have customer support? Last time I used my google account (a few years ago) to attempt to buy a Nexus, my transaction was flagged as fraud and I was locked out of my account.. I tried for a few days to find a way to contact anyone from Google.. never happened.. I eventually gave up and bought an iPhone and it was ironically the best thing that could have happened in that scen…

> Do they have customer support?

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Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by tree_of_item »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #42
always_good wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (innocent until proven guilty). Seriously?

...yes? "[The burden of] proof lies on him who states [a claim], not who denies [it]."

I think it's about the use of Latin for a phrase with a common English version.

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by jacquesm »

dangrossman wrote: post #44
jacquesm wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a given.

On the advertiser side of Google's services, I have a refund for "invalid activity" on almost every monthly statement going back nearly a decade. > You received a credit because we found invalid activity on your ads. What is it: Invalid activity refers to clicks and impressions that we suspect aren't the result of genuine customer interest. We don't charge you for invalid activity on your ads. Example: Invalid activi…

Sure, but you'll never be in a position to audit that data. No independent 3rd party verification would ever do for Google ads.

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by JetSpiegel »

tree_of_item wrote: post #55
thaumasiotes wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...yes? "[The burden of] proof lies on him who states [a claim], not who denies [it]."

I think it's about the use of Latin for a phrase with a common English version.

With a verbatim translation. How apropos.

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by z3t4 »

Google ads where for the little guys, those small blogs, and personal web pages, with only a few thousands visitors/months. And you earned just as much as the big guys per user. Now it's only for the big guys, good luck earning anything if you have less then 10,000 monthly visitors. And it's the same for advertisers, good luck getting any clicks on your ads (99% of clicks are bots) if your budget is less then $10,000. When more and more people start to use ad blockers, there will only be bots left. There's more money then ever in advertising. But you need to be big in order to see any of it. I guess Google have tried to fight the bots, but it's an impossible battle with too many false positives, and small guys losing their hard earned ad money. I guess Google is too big to notice, they are one of the big guys, and they always get their share. I hope they go back to non intrusive text ads, show some love for the small guys, and kill the bot. Maybe add "captcha" to ads after you click them !? They need to do something drastic or their whole ad based business might crumble from beneath.
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