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Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit

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The proposed settlement was filed in a California court on Thursday and still requires approval by a judge.

The class includes advertisers who used Google’s AdWords program between June 1, 2009 and December 13, 2012 .

The lawsuit, first filed in 2011 , centers around Google Adwords — now called Google Ads .

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