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Google actively assisted in selling illegal pharmaceuticals due to the lucrative ad revenue. It was coordinated and driven by the chief executives.

• Consultant32452 9y ago
  I would put this in the same category as Uber breaking the taxi regulations. In short, I welcome it. I find the current system of requiring prescriptions for so many drugs to be morally repugnant. I support anyone who wants to break those laws, even if they're doing it for completely selfish reasons.
• muro 9y ago
  I haven't followed it, but weren't they the same pharmaceuticals (aka not fake, same manufacturer, just cheaper), from across the border?
  • 55555 9y ago
    The media wrote good aricles about the conman who informed on Google, who claimed to be selling vials of nothing but water and labeling them "HGH" etc. However, frankly, there are still scams being advertised on Adwords and I would argue that we should separate the scam category from the illegal pharma category. The truth is that the vast majority of the half billion dollars they were penalized for earning was payments from companies who were advertising and fulfilling generic drugs from cheaper countries such as India (or even New Zealand!). The people running these companies may be 'criminals' -- you could make that case -- but I have an easier time making the case that they are running an ethical business that helps lower and middle class americans get the medicine they need at a fraction of the cost (and sometimes simply without explaining to a third-party that their dick doesn't work).
• askvictor 9y ago
  Many new economy companies push the boundaries or break the rules sometimes; for uber it seems their reason for existence.