A group of educators created a petition holding Google to task for some of their customers in the ad programs like AdWords/AdSense. The petition accuses Google of undermining education because of a number of advertisers showing up in AdSense market prewritten essays and term papers and in so doing, promotes academic fraud and plagiarism.
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As of the writing of this story, the petition has 285 total signatures including a number of teachers and professors as well as just concerned citizens. The petition also allows signatory comments as well. A Dr. Heather Hulett said, "As an educator, I strongly urge Google not to allow these advertisements." Another quoted Google's motto of "You can make money without doing evil." A Jeremy Martin said, "I'm a big fan of Google in general, and they've done a lot of good things for students and teachers. Let's hope that they step up here."
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