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Google thinks it can serve & take from its users whatever it wants.
Because it believes it got you addicted to its search engine like to cigarettes & drugs.
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Beyond likening Google's search advertising business to illicit drug markets, [Google’s vice president for finance] Roszak's notes also said that because users got hooked on Google's search engine, Google was able to "mostly ignore the demand side" of "fundamental laws of economics" and "only focus on the supply side of advertisers, ad formats, and sales." This was likely the bit that actually interested the DOJ.
..."https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/google-exec-said-users-get-hooked-on-search-engine-like-cigarettes-or-drugs/
#BigTech #UserExploitation #AntisocialMedia #GoogleSearchDealer #GoogleAddiction -
Google thinks it can serve & take from its users whatever it wants.
Because it believes it got you addicted to its search engine like to cigarettes & drugs.
"...
Beyond likening Google's search advertising business to illicit drug markets, [Google’s vice president for finance] Roszak's notes also said that because users got hooked on Google's search engine, Google was able to "mostly ignore the demand side" of "fundamental laws of economics" and "only focus on the supply side of advertisers, ad formats, and sales." This was likely the bit that actually interested the DOJ.
..."https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/google-exec-said-users-get-hooked-on-search-engine-like-cigarettes-or-drugs/
#BigTech #UserExploitation #AntisocialMedia #GoogleSearchDealer #GoogleAddiction