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Google admits profiting from illegal Olympic ticket ads

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16468846

While Google did not authorize this campaign, and we can find no remaining violations of our webmaster guidelines, we believe Google should be held to a higher standard, so we have taken stricter action than we would against a typical site

More:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57351705-93/google-demotes-chrome-in-search-results-over-pay-for-post-promo/

Previously:

The first rule of not being evil is: don’t do things you think are evil. So it’s a shame that Google has violated its own policy by giving bloggers cash in exchanges for writing about its browser, Chrome 
http://vrritti.com/2012/01/03/the-first-rule-of-not-being-evil-is-dont-do-things-you-think-are-evil-so-its-a-shame-that-google-has-violated-its-own-policy-by-giving-bloggers-cash-in-exchanges-for-writing-about-its-browser-c/

“We believe these allegations regarding Google’s search engine practices raise important competition issues,” wrote Kohl and Lee, whose committee is already investigating whether Google abuses its power in online search. “We are committed to ensuring that consumers benefit from robust competition in online search and that the Internet remains the source of much free-market innovation.”

Google fields more than 65 percent of Internet searches in the U.S., according to ComScore market research, and that domination has led to increased scrutiny of the company over the past several years.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57345352-93/senators-call-for-ftc-probe-of-googles-results/