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Google Bans Ads For Essay-Writing Services

Posted by kdawson on from the write-it-yourself dept.

llamapalooza writes "Google announced that it will ban essay writing firms from advertising on their site. (The prevalence of cheating on campuses has been discussed here before.) While universities have welcomed the move, the affected firms are claiming it will 'punish legitimate businesses.' Google has specifically banned 'academic paper-writing services and the sale of pre-written essays, theses, and dissertations,' which now join other items on the banned list such as tobacco, drugs, weapons, and prostitution."

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  1. This comment would be funnier... by simplerThanPossible · · Score: 4, Funny

    if I could have found those services.

  2. Bender Says. . . by Apple+Acolyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'll create my own search engine, with blackjack and hookers" and essay writers.

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    Part of the hardcore faithful who believed in Apple long before it was cool again to do so
  3. dickens was paid by the word by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    which now join other items on the banned list such as tobacco, drugs, weapons, and prostitution.

    Essay writing is just a simpler form of prostitution. You know the old saying "Prose before Hos".

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
  4. Re:What about teachers by GregPK · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thats the thing, it's so easy to pay someone else to do the writing. You can even upload your own writings and get paid for them. I think the smartest thing a teacher can do in this day and age is upload all thier own work and get paid for it while they continue to flunk students for cheating.

  5. that explains it by mr_musan · · Score: 5, Funny

    > which now join other items on the banned list such as tobacco, drugs, weapons, and prostitution." i had always wondered why google adds never advertised anything i wanted

  6. Re:Don't Be Evil by simm1701 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think its just progress a letter

    Don't B evil

    to

    Don't C evil

    Obviously it doesn't count if they can hide it, or not notice it

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  7. Offensive Speech by Nymz · · Score: 2, Funny

    If we want to be exposed to unpopular views on war in mass media, perhaps we shouldn't fire decent radio DJs who occasionally quote rap music with unpopular racial stereotypes.

    I am soooooo offended by your suggestion. I DEMAND AN APOLOGY!!!
  8. Re:Just advertise the degree outright! by TapeCutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Who bothers to sell essays and dissertations when half the spam I get offers me a PhD outright for $200!"

    Phd, pffft - I have the Nigerian finance minister transfering $34M dollars into my account as we speak!

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  9. Re:...And happen to be illegal "too"... by freeweed · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not a hippie saying that drugs bring more problems than they solve

    That's probably the last thing I'd expect a hippie to say. ;)

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  10. Re:Not censorship, service to AdSense cleints by hxnwix · · Score: 2, Funny
    "So this is a case where maximizing profit also happens to be "do no evil" (depending on your definition of evil)"

    What are you saying? In this very slashdot article's advert section, we find:

    Custom Essay Service
    Original Essays, Book Reports, Papers and other Academic Writing.
    customessay.com

    Essays
    High Quality - Instant Download Find one on your topic today!
    DueNow.com/Essays/ Is slashdot evil by certain definitions of evil? If correcting grammar makes one a grammar nazi, does correcting evil make one an evil nazi?