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> How is a random fraudster going to suddenly get the top Google result They pay for it. Most people can't distinguish search ads from search results.
by ocdtrekkie 7y ago
> How is a random fraudster going to suddenly get the top Google result
They pay for it. Most people can't distinguish search ads from search results.
- minot 7y ago> They pay for it. Most people can't distinguish search ads from search results. Would the new transparency requirement be useful to go after these fraudsters after the fact? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22955606 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22955606
- ocdtrekkie 7y agoI'm really hoping so, I specified my thoughts on that here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22955801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22955801 It depends how aggressively Google pushes on it, and how carefully they verify the actual identity of the entities putting ads up.