In an attempt to help thwart the growing trend of student plagiarism, Google recently announced its decision to ban ads from essay writing services. The BBC explains:

"Google is to ban adverts for essay writing services - following claims that plagiarism is threatening the integrity of university degrees.

There have been complaints from universities about students being sold customized essays on the internet.

The advert ban from the Google search engine has been 'warmly welcomed' by university authorities."

Although essay businesses are kicking and screaming about its unfairness, the decision is a move in the right direction. Google is, in effect, saying to students: "it is not ok to plagiarize." With the growing number of plagiarism cases (particularly with distance learning students), this is a message many need to hear.

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