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French Court Orders Google to Stop Competing Ad Displays

Posted by Zonk on from the advertising-showdown dept.

charleste writes "NPR is reporting that a French court has ordered Google to stop displaying ads when users search for competitors (e.g. if you search for Louis Vuitton, no more ads for Dior). If this holds up, wouldn't this affect most business models for free web tools?" CNET also has details , and information about previous cases.

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  1. Re:French suck! by Rei · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yeah! Lets all second the demonizing of an entire people. ... :P

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