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I'd like to hear arguments for why it would be unfair competition for Google to put spammy ad agencies out of business.

• TeMPOraL 12y ago
  I'd personally love them to do that. I guess the arguments are basically the double-edged sword of dictatorship. You have a paradise if the ruler is wise, just and benevolent, as you can escape pretty much all of the stupid coordination problems that pester democracies - but on the other hand you risk getting totally screwed up if the dictator goes evil (which can, and probably always will, happen over time, when a good dictator gets succeeded by a bad one).
  • benologist 12y ago
    Microsoft takes out spammers. - http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-12772319 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-12772319 - http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/26/technology/microsoft-raid/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/26/technology/microsoft-raid/ - http://www.allspammedup.com/2013/06/microsoft-and-fbi-take-down-citadel-botnets/ http://www.allspammedup.com/2013/06/microsoft-and-fbi-take-d... Facebook sues spammers: - http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/3/6901293/facebook-has-sued-spammers-for-nearly-2-billion http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/3/6901293/facebook-has-sued-...
    • dvanduzer 12y ago
      Thanks for all the evidence, but Microsoft's primary revenue stream isn't advertising, and Facebook is getting success by suing spammers that commit fraud against Facebook.