Google Contributor was a program run by Google that allowed users in the Google Network of content sites to view the websites without any advertisements that are administered, sorted, and maintained by Google. Launched November 20, 2014; shut down April 23, 2020 — it lived 5 years. One of 25 Google products killed in 2020. Google Contributor was a program run by Google that allowed users in the Google Network of content sites to view the websites without any advertisements that are administered, sorted, and maintained by Google. Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).