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Slight update to this comic, to call out the dangers of Google's Sponsored Results.
Examples, for those that are not aware of this risk:
- https://www.techradar.com/avoid-google-ad-malware
- https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/scams-verify/google-ads-scammers-redirect-website-url-different-search/536-4ef6c41d-087e-4db9-a281-86bcf7637c68
- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/01/using-google-search-to-find-software-can-be-risky/
- https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/01/rogue-sites-causing-trouble-in-google-advert-results
It's disgusting that Google will happily make money from scammers while completely aware of what's going on
That's exactly how you make money in the search engine world - by not knowing what your paying customers do.
That's big business on the Internet! No morals, no conscience, just churning out profit for the do nothing class.
I rarely trust top results from google, since I'm uncertain if I somehow missed the tiny gray text saying that it's an add.
Yeah, that shit is illegal where I live and search engines do it anyways. Unfortunately not enough lawsuits...
lol google ads never had moderation or need for approval.
I once continuously kept getting porn in my ads disguised as a mobile game (and I was underage at the time). Ads themselves were graphic and included genitals. Reported it every time I saw it, took it at least a week to disappear.