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Google says online dating offends family values

Google's new email service, Gmail, will pay for itself by displaying context sensitive ads along with your email. But it is reported by Jim Hedger at Webpro news that certain categories of ads will not be shown, including online dating ads. [link]

In reaction to our increasingly prurient culture, Google has announced several sectors that will not be allowed to target GMail recipients. GMails with words relating to sex, guns, drugs, online dating, and other topics that might offend "family values" will not have advertisements displayed in them.

I can see why ads for "sex" or "drugs" might offend family values, but I'm surprised that online dating is including in the group.

posted June 24, 2004