Google

Ubiquitous web crawler Google will no longer flash ads of unlicensed pharmacies, which have used the Internet to sell millions of doses of narcotics and prescription drugs without medical supervision. The move comes a month after a similar decision by Yahoo Inc and Microsoft's msn site. Is it possible companies have suddenly turned socially responsible?

Fact is, three us congressional committees, looking into the unregulated sale of highly addictive painkillers, tranquilisers and anti-depressants, have shifted attention from the pharmacies themselves to credit card companies, shippers, banks and legitimate web portals