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I haven't been put in that position so I have no data. That said, if you have serious consequences from this, especially financial, it might be worth contactin
by toss1 4y ago
I haven't been put in that position so I have no data.
That said, if you have serious consequences from this, especially financial, it might be worth contacting an attorney, and certainly your US Senators (assuming you live in the US), and the state and/or US Attorney General. This sounds very much like illegal antitrust behavior.
Even if your case doesn't go far initially, if they are doing this consistently, enough reports will get them into the kind of hot water this hostile behavior deserves.
- michaelmior 4y agoIt's not clear that this is hostile behavior. The two incidents could be completely unrelated. I'm inclined to believe that is the case based on the anecdotal evidence of other commenters.
- toss1 4y agoYes, it's possible that it's a mere coincidence. Yet getting shut off for no reason at all is barely less customer-hostile than getting shut off for failing to respond their "an offer you can't refuse" marketing. If there are substantial financial consequences, then yes, OP was a fool to rely on Google (or any FAANG) for any business need. Nevertheless, while Google surely thinks they have it covered in their contracts, these are adhesion contracts that often do not stand up, and beyond that, most states have Fair Dealing laws which may well have been violated. If allowed to continue this behavior, they will continue and expand it.