{"id":421217,"date":"2011-05-11T06:13:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T06:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/11\/google-advertising-under-us-probe\/"},"modified":"2011-05-11T06:13:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T06:13:22","slug":"google-advertising-under-us-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/11\/google-advertising-under-us-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Google advertising under US probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"43.634369287\"><span><span>11 May 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>02:13 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s advertising system is being investigated by the US Justice Department, the company has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The internet search giant added that it had put aside $500m (\u00a3306m) to settle any potential charges.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is looking at how Google&#8217;s automated advertising system treats some unnamed advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>A similar study is continuing to be carried out by the European Commission. Google&#8217;s advertising revenues hit $8.3bn in the first quarter of 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Google revealed the Justice Department investigation in a regulatory filing to the US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<p>It said that as a result of putting aside the $500m, its net profit for the first three months of this year would be less than first reported in April, falling to $1.8bn from $2.3bn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View the original here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/business-13356961\" title=\"Google advertising under US probe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google advertising under US probe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 11 May 2011 Last updated at 02:13 ET Google&#8217;s advertising system is being investigated by the US Justice Department, the company has revealed. 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