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**XDguy-Eric** · 03-04-2008, 10:45 AM

Hey, this just blows me away...
XDguys had a fairly successful advertising campaign on Google for a couple months. This month, I found all of our campaigns were suspended. Then, all the keywords were labeled, "disapproved".

I wrote to Google suspecting I had done something incorrect (since I am pretty new to this), but, they responded at first, with a canned email that my ads violated their policy on firearms and ammunition. I wrote back questioning the policy and received a response that they "understand" but are "exercising editorial rights". They ended with this:

"Please note that the decisions we make concerning advertising in no way affect the search results we deliver."

Give me a break! Google has gone the way of the politically correct social activist. This is America... I understand that maybe Iran wants to censor their people, but not here! This should not be happening. I am just amazed....

It just proves to me that Google does censor and control the search results to some degree... Well, that just means I am going to dump the Google budget into the Yahoo budget we already have and give them all the money! Now, THAT is American! Freegin Google. Go back to Venezuela and work with your buddy Hugo...

chrisxd45t · 03-04-2008, 10:49 AM

This is not surprising in the least.

You got your money back right?

**XDguy-Eric** · 03-04-2008, 10:55 AM

You know what really struck me? The disapproval of the adwords. The actual words! Things like, "Springfield Armory XD", or "XD parts". Things that are very innocuous in themselves, but since they referred to handgun material, they yanked them.

Collander · 03-04-2008, 11:01 AM

so Google is anti-gun? Or am I looking to deep into this?

**XDguy-Eric** · 03-04-2008, 11:09 AM

You know, I guess this does not show they skew the search results... Searches are a different animal.
It does show an anti-gun policy, I believe, Collander...

nickb · 03-04-2008, 11:12 AM

You might check with someone who does web site optimization for search engines. If you got a canned response, they may just be reacting to the way your site was constructed.

The old school "billion words embedded in the background color" is one the ways to get bounced as I understand it.

XDConvert9mm · 03-04-2008, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDguy-Eric

Hey, this just blows me away...
XDguys had a fairly successful advertising campaign on Google for a couple months. This month, I found all of our campaigns were suspended. Then, all the keywords were labeled, "disapproved".

I wrote to Google suspecting I had done something incorrect (since I am pretty new to this), but, they responded at first, with a canned email that my ads violated their policy on firearms and ammunition. I wrote back questioning the policy and received a response that they "understand" but are "exercising editorial rights". They ended with this:

"Please note that the decisions we make concerning advertising in no way affect the search results we deliver."

Give me a break! Google has gone the way of the politically correct social activist. This is America... I understand that maybe Iran wants to censor their people, but not here! This should not be happening. I am just amazed....

It just proves to me that Google does censor and control the search results to some degree... Well, that just means I am going to dump the Google budget into the Yahoo budget we already have and give them all the money! Now, THAT is American! Freegin Google. Go back to Venezuela and work with your buddy Hugo...

Try calling 1-866-2Google. That's where I go to speak to a live person about my ad campaigns. See if you can get them to admit the real reason for the changes.

rockerz71 · 03-04-2008, 11:29 AM

that is BS, I am going to try to start using yahoo now.

**XDguy-Eric** · 03-04-2008, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDConvert9mm

Try calling 1-866-2Google. That's where I go to speak to a live person about my ad campaigns. See if you can get them to admit the real reason for the changes.

Cool. Thanks for the number! Will do.

**XDONBOARD** · 03-04-2008, 11:43 AM

I did a search in google for XD parts and a website selling XD parts still came up. Why would theirs not be suspended??

03-04-2008, 10:45 AM	#1
XDguy-Eric XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 33	Google has shut down our advertising campaign ! Hey, this just blows me away... XDguys had a fairly successful advertising campaign on Google for a couple months. This month, I found all of our campaigns were suspended. Then, all the keywords were labeled, "disapproved". I wrote to Google suspecting I had done something incorrect (since I am pretty new to this), but, they responded at first, with a canned email that my ads violated their policy on firearms and ammunition. I wrote back questioning the policy and received a response that they "understand" but are "exercising editorial rights". They ended with this: "Please note that the decisions we make concerning advertising in no way affect the search results we deliver." Give me a break! Google has gone the way of the politically correct social activist. This is America... I understand that maybe Iran wants to censor their people, but not here! This should not be happening. I am just amazed.... It just proves to me that Google does censor and control the search results to some degree... Well, that just means I am going to dump the Google budget into the Yahoo budget we already have and give them all the money! Now, THAT is American! Freegin Google. Go back to Venezuela and work with your buddy Hugo... __________________ XD .45 hard chromed Glock 23 AroTek'd HK PSP stock FN Five-seveN stock ------------------------ www.xdguys.com

03-04-2008, 10:49 AM	#2
chrisxd45t XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Monterey/San Jose California Posts: 1,150	This is not surprising in the least. You got your money back right? __________________ LEGALIZE FREEDOM

03-04-2008, 10:55 AM	#3
XDguy-Eric XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 33	You know what really struck me? The disapproval of the adwords. The actual words! Things like, "Springfield Armory XD", or "XD parts". Things that are very innocuous in themselves, but since they referred to handgun material, they yanked them. __________________ XD .45 hard chromed Glock 23 AroTek'd HK PSP stock FN Five-seveN stock ------------------------ www.xdguys.com

03-04-2008, 11:09 AM	#5
XDguy-Eric XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 33	You know, I guess this does not show they skew the search results... Searches are a different animal. It does show an anti-gun policy, I believe, Collander... __________________ XD .45 hard chromed Glock 23 AroTek'd HK PSP stock FN Five-seveN stock ------------------------ www.xdguys.com

03-04-2008, 11:12 AM	#6
nickb XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,938	You might check with someone who does web site optimization for search engines. If you got a canned response, they may just be reacting to the way your site was constructed. The old school "billion words embedded in the background color" is one the ways to get bounced as I understand it. __________________ No PM sent..... But the average human can travel 21 feet in just one second.

03-04-2008, 11:01 AM	#4
Collander XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 734	so Google is anti-gun? Or am I looking to deep into this?

03-04-2008, 11:29 AM	#8
rockerz71 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,501	that is BS, I am going to try to start using yahoo now.

03-04-2008, 11:43 AM	#10
XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,237	I did a search in google for XD parts and a website selling XD parts still came up. Why would theirs not be suspended?? __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

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