Google has banned ads from bail - bond ads because they derive most of their revenue from non - white and poor customers , the company said in a blog post . In 2016 , Google banned ads from payday lenders – a move that prompted debate about whether Google was acting to protect its users or was dictating behaviour on their behalf . The bail - bond ads ban comes into effect in 2018 and has received support from organisations including pressure group Color of Change .
Google has banned ads from bail-bond companies because they make most of their money from non-white and poor communities, the company said in a blog post. In 2016, Google banned ads from payday lenders – a move that prompted debate about whether Google was acting to protect its users or was dictating behaviour on their behalf. The bail-bond ads ban comes into effect in July and has received support from organisations including pressure group Color of Change.