Google dismissed a recent "leak" about AdSense stealing money from publishers as "complete fiction." But its Kafka-esque tactics sounded familiar enough that one of the publishers it arbitrarily banned just before a big payout has filed a class action lawsuit.

An anonymous individual claiming to be a former Google employee posted detailed allegations about the search giant on Pastebin today. The self-stylized whistleblower claimed that Google managers directly ordered employees to steal money from publishers through AdSense, its ad placement service, and that the scheme has been active for years.