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I don't think that users complaints actually had any impact. It seems more likely that avoiding regulatory scrutiny was G's motivation in scrapping AMP.

• pwinnski 5y ago
  Why not both? There are companies pushing the boundaries every day, with governments generally failing to even investigate unless there are enough complaints to raise attention. Complaints by themselves depend only on shame, which most companies seem to avoid easily. Complaints that catch the attention of governments, on the other hand...
• Angostura 5y ago
  Perhaps, or they were seeing an uptick in DDG usage on mobile.
• pydry 5y ago
  User complaints do drive regulatory scrutiny, and Google will point to a lack of user complaints to try to justify its behavior.