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Google Ads Backfire on Social Site in Brazil

Ads placed near offensive material set off controversy

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2007 2:13 PM CDT

(Newser) – Google's attempts to capitalize on its Orkut social networking site in Brazil blew up when ads began appearing next to child pornography and racist screeds, causing a round of controversy and a lawsuit for the online giant. Google immediately yanked the ads, reports the Wall ... Read full story »

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