10:52 AM EDT, 03/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a US class action lawsuit that accused it of overcharging advertisers, Reuters reported Friday, citing a preliminary settlement filed late Thursday in California federal court.

The class action alleged that Google ( GOOG ) failed to give promised discounts and charged for clicks on ads outside the geographic areas targeted by advertisers, according to the report.

The report said a judge's approval is required for the settlement, which covers advertisers who used AdWords, now known as Google Ads, between Jan. 1, 2004, and Dec. 13, 2012.

The search engine operator denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle, according to the report. "This case was about ad product features we changed over a decade ago and we're pleased it's resolved," spokesman Jose Castaneda was quoted as saying in the report.

Google ( GOOG ) didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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