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> In what way are these situations comparable? People searching for GitHub are more likely to use git and therefore are gitlab’s target audience. People searc

> In what way are these situations comparable? People searching for GitHub are more likely to use git and therefore are gitlab’s target audience. People searching for abortions are more likely to get an abortion and thus the target audience for anti-abortion orgs. It seems logical from an advertising perspective even though you may not agree with it. As a pregnant woman deciding what I do with my pregnancy, this isn’t even a bad ad as the info is probably something I’m interested in. Sometimes I know exactly what I want. Sometimes I’m researching options.

afavour 3y ago
> the info is probably something I’m interested in So if you were a pregnant woman you’d agree that these ads are bad because they deliberately misrepresent themselves. If you’re researching what to do with your pregnancy you’d surely want your search results to be accurate? > As a pregnant woman deciding what I do with my pregnancy For what it’s worth I’m pretty sure someone googling “abortion center near me” has decided what to do with their pregnancy anyway.
- prepend 3y ago
  > For what it’s worth I’m pretty sure someone googling “abortion center near me” has decided what to do with their pregnancy anyway. I think it’s hard to speak for everyone in such a way and everyone is different. Personally, I’ve googled this exact thing and hadn’t made up my mind yet. This is a hard problem to google to solve, but they do make one off exceptions for banned types of ad buys. Off the top of my head, they voluntarily add restrictions for who can advertise for drug names. Not sure how they decide, but I suppose some abortion rights advocacy group could write a letter asking google to limit who can advertise related to abortion. Although I could see this being a Supreme Court case if the anti-abortion folks are willing to pursue.
the_mar 3y ago
It would be all totally fine if the pro-life totally not abortion clinics didn’t masquerade as abortion clinics. There is no problem with presenting people with option, but there is a problem with misrepresenting what the options are. The screenshots in the article show pro-life clinic that is advertising itself as “abortion pill”. Google literally had to implement the “provides abortions” and “does not provide abortions” tags because the results are otherwise indistinguishable. I totally respect people’s right to choose.I can understand the stance that life is precious. I am not against the ads for pro life clinics, because pregnancy can be scary and it can be a way to find some resources and support. However it doesn’t feel right that pro life clinics try to trick you into it.
drewcoo 3y ago
The situation is more similar to Googling "nearest emergency room" and getting results for Christian Science Churches, where they don't believe that physical maladies are real. The point is that Google is effectively denying medical care.

afavour 3y ago

> the info is probably something I’m interested in So if you were a pregnant woman you’d agree that these ads are bad because they deliberately misrepresent themselves. If you’re researching what to do with your pregnancy you’d surely want your search results to be accurate? > As a pregnant woman deciding what I do with my pregnancy For what it’s worth I’m pretty sure someone googling “abortion center near me” has decided what to do with their pregnancy anyway.

prepend 3y ago
> For what it’s worth I’m pretty sure someone googling “abortion center near me” has decided what to do with their pregnancy anyway. I think it’s hard to speak for everyone in such a way and everyone is different. Personally, I’ve googled this exact thing and hadn’t made up my mind yet. This is a hard problem to google to solve, but they do make one off exceptions for banned types of ad buys. Off the top of my head, they voluntarily add restrictions for who can advertise for drug names. Not sure how they decide, but I suppose some abortion rights advocacy group could write a letter asking google to limit who can advertise related to abortion. Although I could see this being a Supreme Court case if the anti-abortion folks are willing to pursue.

the_mar 3y ago

It would be all totally fine if the pro-life totally not abortion clinics didn’t masquerade as abortion clinics. There is no problem with presenting people with option, but there is a problem with misrepresenting what the options are. The screenshots in the article show pro-life clinic that is advertising itself as “abortion pill”. Google literally had to implement the “provides abortions” and “does not provide abortions” tags because the results are otherwise indistinguishable. I totally respect people’s right to choose.I can understand the stance that life is precious. I am not against the ads for pro life clinics, because pregnancy can be scary and it can be a way to find some resources and support. However it doesn’t feel right that pro life clinics try to trick you into it.

drewcoo 3y ago

The situation is more similar to Googling "nearest emergency room" and getting results for Christian Science Churches, where they don't believe that physical maladies are real. The point is that Google is effectively denying medical care.