Google is testing verified checkmarks in search
Google is testing verified checkmarks in search
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Google is testing verified checkmarks in search
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We regularly experiment with features that help shoppers identify trustworthy businesses online[...]
I like that Google calls their users "shoppers" /s
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To be fair, I think there is a "shopping" tab when you perform a search through them.
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Yeah that'll fix it's completely broken search.
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8 bucks a month
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Now if they could just stop putting ad results above the app you search for in the Play store.
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TIL people use the play store for stuff besides just a rare update and apparently browse it...
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I don't even mean browsing! Just trying to install something.
I search for "NordVPN" (because all the cool YouTubers use it!) and the first result is "Norton 360" with an install button.
It's a "sponsored result" and it's easy to install the wrong thing if you're used to it actually finding the thing you just typed in.
If I put Firefox. I get duckduckgo. Okay, maybe not so bad and pretty obvious. But I've had these things for apps that almost look like the legitimate one.
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that might be useful i guess if google hadn't shredded every tiny piece of trust we had in them
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This is so stupid. God forbid they actually police their ads for malware. No, instead let's push the responsibility onto the individual, by adding get another "Papers, Please"-esque stamp that very few people will know about and even less will actually use.
Hard pass. The day I saw them promoting malware above legitimate search results is the day I turned on ad blocking for my entire org, and a stupid little pay-to-verify badge isn't going to change that.
/end rant
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One way they make money. One way they'd need to spend it. It's against capitalism to do the latter.
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The "Papers, Please" comparison is perfect!
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Finally something that is a positive. This is well-needed nowadays.
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Rare W from Google
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Ddg already have this for some sites.
Excellent example choice lmao
It's the best example in my opinion, because it is full of fake versions of popular piracy sites because Google hides the originals.
And it is the only site I know ddg shows certification every time.