Centre orders Google to remove fake 'pencil packing' job ads

• I4C directed Google to remove 15 advertiser pages promoting a fraudulent "pencil packing" work-from-home job scheme.
• The fake scheme promised Rs 30,000-40,000 monthly earnings and impersonated Hindustan Pencil Pvt. Ltd.
• The ads violate the IT Act, 2000 and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, requiring Google to disable access within 36 hours.
• Non-compliance with such takedown notices can lead to intermediaries losing their safe harbour provisions under the IT Act.
• This incident highlights the increasing exploitation of paid advertising platforms for job-fraud scams.

Why It Matters: Google ordered to remove fake job ads, safeguarding users from scams.