Apparently Google has refused to run ads on PrestoPundit, a fellow Bear-Flagger, due to "sensitive content". Fortunately, Greg Ransom says he makes plenty of money from his "readers and they continue to generously donate enough to pay for most of my bandwidth. And book sales cover the rest." He thinks it's related to his coverage of Rathergate, but who knows?
If a blog actually turns a profit then there doesn't seem to be much to complain about. I'd be frustrated too if I was blackballed by anyone, but I'd rather get contributions from readers than sell ads. Still, Blogads is a nifty service and well worth it, for me and for my advertisers.
Update:
After the story appeared here on Master of None Google quickly reversed their position and unblackballed PrestoPundit.
Now that google is public, you can expect either a medium sized scandal, or a quiet overhaul of their immorally-biased terms and conditions for advertisers. Either way, things will be changing very soon.
Welcome my site to your club.
I complained to Google's PR Manager about a bias issue a month ago, and the next day searches for my URL disappeared from Google.
In response, I've changed my homepage to read, "Blackballed by Google and proud of it."
Best regards,
Webmaster
www.freedomisknowledge.com/