> By what ethos is Google not supposed to let ad selling concerns influence organic search? So ad-selling squares don't get to editorialise journalism. Search

> By what ethos is Google not supposed to let ad selling concerns influence organic search? So ad-selling squares don't get to editorialise journalism. Search is (automated) journalist. Why would you think otherwise? If a search treats users as mere eyeballs to trick and hijack instead if inform well engine, then users learn not to trust the search engine, same as any other kind of journalist