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Microsoft was caught testing way too many ads on its Bing Search results page. I saw 9 ads and only two organic/free listings on the page for a query on [garage door repair].

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[–] wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 32 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Hell, why even have organic search results at all? Just rank results by how much each site owner is willing to ~~bribe~~ pay. A protection racket for the 21st century.

"That's a nice website you've got there. It'd be a shame if it got no visitors."

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Good idea, you now quality to mod r/anarchocapitapism

[–] wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

While I don't mind laissez-faire in principle, that not my favorite anarcho-flavor and I don't wanna :)

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

I am empathetic to wanting to be left alone. I am disturbed by their desire to tear down systems that protect others out of some a historic notion that we would be better off with out them

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

well you'd think at some point people would stop using their bullshit search engine.