Among the ACCC's complaints: when users searched for “Honda”, Google displayed sponsored links (which were renamed "ads" in 2010 – although "sponsored" product ads have since been added to Google's search results) that appeared as though they...
In that case, Australia’s consumer watchdog organization ACCC charged that Google had allowed paid advertisements that misled consumers by showing competitors in search results for businesses. Select Rhode Island law enforcement agencies are about...
They were ordered to pay the ACCC’s court costs, but no financial penalty is warranted under the Trade Practices Act. Google has lost an Australian court case on appeal after the original decision in their favor was overturned today.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC), a government watchdog, had some initial problems with their brief but were allowed to represent and the new suit will be heard June 23. Google Australia claims the ACCC's allegations are...
Google's planned $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick cleared another regulatory hurdle this week when the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Monday that it would not intervene in Google's plans, according to...
Suing Google Over Misleading ConductThe ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising. By Kevin Newcomb News Editor, Search Engine Watch...
Suing Google Over Misleading ConductThe ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising. From the SEW blog:
Google has responded to the "legal proceedings by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that Google has failed to adequately distinguish 'sponsored links' from 'organic' search results", the UK Telegraph reported today.
Suing Google Over Misleading ConductThe ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising. Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news?
The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) is taking Google, as well as Trading Post Australia, to court over misleading and deceptive advertising, according to the press release on the Australian government agency's website.
