• tiredofsametab@kbin.run
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    4 months ago

    I get the feeling, but if the business has no say in getting recommended, aren’t you just punishing businesses that may not even know this program exists? That would suck for very small businesses.

    Edit: my brain was thinking recommendations not paid ads so please disregard.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Google isn’t going to promote small businesses that have no say. Google isn’t putting these ads up for fun. They do it because businesses pay them to.

    • Skankboot@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      It’s an ad, not a recommendation. As far as I know, Google doesn’t just serve ads for businesses that don’t pay for them.