Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said it would ban advertisements for payday loans as these "deceptive or harmful financial products" take advantage of vulnerable customers.
Google, which joins Facebook Inc in blocking ads by payday lenders, announced its decision a day after the US Treasury suggested that online lenders support more transparency in their transactions.
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