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Don't be evil (lemmy.world)
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/28/google-alphabet-q3-earnings-report

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[–] 80 points 1 week ago (7 children)

They did that even before AI. Sponsored links and worse results, so people go to the dreaded page 2 more often, showing even more sponsored links and ads. And they say capitalism makes things run efficiently...

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    It wasn’t solely their fault, people gaming the ranking algorithms also did disastrous damage.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Because they wanted more clicks so they'd make more money from the ads served by... Google.

    It was entirely their fault.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    True, though it’s not like Google is/was the only company serving ads.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    oh, there were two big pedophiles do Jeff EPs was actually fine and basically a good guy.

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