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Why don't the affected brands - who are being hurt by this - sue Google? End-users might sue them too, but Google is more afraid of Disney suing them than rand
by trustno2 2y ago
Why don't the affected brands - who are being hurt by this - sue Google?
End-users might sue them too, but Google is more afraid of Disney suing them than random nobody
- earnesti 2y agoThe affected brands don't care that much. The individual falling for the scam is the victim. They might get angry at the brand, but at the same time they understand that they actually got scammed by someone else. Google etc could very easily fix this but they just don't want to, likely because the scammers are bringin in a lot of money.
- ADeerAppeared 2y agoIt's a questionable lawsuit. The problem here is that Google claims immunity on being a platform. "It's not use doing the trademark infringement, it's General-ScamCo" And as it stands right now, US law is quite favourable to that defense. Even when in reality, it's obvious that advertising platforms are Publishers. That they not only make editorial decisions, but that making those decisions is the entire fucking point of them.
- account42 2y agoBesides the content of the ads, Google also chooses to place them in front of the search results and style them so that they are barely distinguishable from genuine results. They are also clearly profiting from this.