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My first attempt, “tv license”, brings back a form-filling service above the real one too. I think Google has really increased the number of in-search ads rece
by Closi 5y ago
My first attempt, “tv license”, brings back a form-filling service above the real one too.
I think Google has really increased the number of in-search ads recently. It used to be that they were obvious and at the top/side, now they look like regular results and often fill up the whole first page. IMO they know they are dominant enough in the market now that they can get away with providing garbage results for some short term profit, and will just dial it back if viable competitors come along to stop anyone else entering the market.
- naturalauction 5y agoI tried driving licence (at least the ones who popped up for me made it very clear they aren't government affiliated) and national insurance number. The national insurance one was pretty much an outright scam. It took me to https://nino.org.uk/ https://nino.org.uk/ which claims "All employers and universities in the UK will require you to have this number so apply for your NI Number NOW." That is a total lie - if you don't work during your time as a student you don't need the number at all. You can work without a national insurance number, you just will may pay a higher tax rate until you get your national insurance number when you'll get a refund. It only says all the way at the bottom that they are not affiliated with the government.
- Closi 5y agoThe ad is gone now - I wonder if Google is reading this thread and closing them down?
- josefx 5y ago> and will just dial it back if viable competitors come along Sure, once those find a way around Googles licensing crime against free and open markets built on top of Android and Google Play. Don't have to compete as default search engine provider if hardware providers are prohibited from changing the default.