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I really hope it will change for the better, but I don't trust Google anymore: Small example: When you search "VLC" on google on find scams websites shipping V

by jbk 16y ago

I really hope it will change for the better, but I don't trust Google anymore: Small example: When you search "VLC" on google on find scams websites shipping VLC with a toolbar/crapware/malware, buying or not adwords... Google plainly refuses to remove those websites, because they gives Google some money. So they make money from scammers, know it clearly and do not want to do anything... And as we are a very small team of volunteers, it is impossible to attack those websites... NB: this happens with other software too.

gimpf 16y ago
Strangely enough, your primary example always directed me to videolan in the past, and continues to do so. I very much prefer DDG these days, but those statements are just not true. And I do not believe that Google would purposefully provide _much_ _worse_ results for US customers, relative to EU ones.
- jbk 16y ago
  The english ones are the only fine, because the websites are in english... Try .fr, .it, .es and you'll see... And on .us, just deactivate your adblock.
- lutorm 16y ago
  Same for me, the entire page is videolan.org plus wikipedia and one cnet page. And I have no ad blocker.
CWuestefeld 16y ago
Google plainly refuses to remove those websites, because they gives Google some money. You may be right about what's happening, but I don't think it's fair for you to assert as fact what you believe their motivations to be. Matt Cutts and others have categorically denied these claims, and provided good reasons.
- jbk 16y ago
  Then, I am all ears to why Google refuses to take down, when asked, scam pages of open source products with toolbars and other adware/malware.