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Some of the articles linked, are basically issues I was already aware of (such as all product review sites are turning into copy-pasta). I at least have sympat
by araes 3y ago
Some of the articles linked, are basically issues I was already aware of (such as all product review sites are turning into copy-pasta).
I at least have sympathy for the folks at: https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/ https://housefresh.com/david-vs-digital-goliaths/
However, mostly Google's included comment is personally hilarious. The weird craziness some people at Google must have to deal with.
> Lily Ray, 'when we told our client, they said "that's literally not going to be possible"'
> Google, 'Genuinely curious, what's impossible in guidance like "discuss benefits and drawbacks based on your own research"'
- dpifke 3y agoI somehow missed that article when it first appeared on HN[0], thanks for linking to it! Surprised to "^F FTC" the article and comments, and not find any mention of the Federal Trade Commission. Given some of their prior rulemaking and caselaw around fake reviews and undisclosed compensation for endorsements, it seems the sort of thing that could be easily be prosecuted under false advertising laws. Unfortunately, I'm inclined to believe that the decision to let dying legacy media companies get away with fraud is probably a political one. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39433451