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> Its PPC ad platform is completely predatory, loaded with dark patterns and hidden defaults that add billions to top-line revenue while strip-mining the accoun

by mooreds 9mo ago

> Its PPC ad platform is completely predatory, loaded with dark patterns and hidden defaults that add billions to top-line revenue while strip-mining the accounts of sellers who often have no choice but to participate in the auctions. At least they mark ads as 'sponsored', even though it isn't super prominent. I always scroll until I see organic results, myself.

malfist 9mo ago
They mark some of them. Not all of them. Last article I read said 80% of placements on the search results page are paid ads. And they only mark like 4-5 of them as "sponsored"
- mooreds 9mo ago
  That's ... not great. Thanks for the heads up.