Contrary to the usual Google hysteria around here, they held the line on disguised ads a lot longer than everyone else; but this is wayy beyond the "deceptive"

Contrary to the usual Google hysteria around here, they held the line on disguised ads a lot longer than everyone else; but this is wayy beyond the "deceptive" line, at the level of Promoted tweets with their tiny, grayed-out bottom-corner labels. I remember a pretty robust employee culture of pushing back against even slightly deceptive things (though that was starting to change when I was there); I can't imagine how this change could have gone over without either significant employee restiveness or a dramatic cultural shift since I've been there.