Google braces to pay at least $500M in ad probe - Cañon City Daily Record Newspaper
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The SEC documents filed Tuesday provided few details about the nature of the Justice Department’s inquiry except that it involves how Google’s automated system has been treating some unnamed advertisers.
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Dealing with the Justice Department’s ad investigation apparently won’t be cheap. In its SEC filing, Google said its management decided earlier this month to set aside $500 million to cover a possible settlement.