Re:The New Mind Control – The internet has spawned subtle fo...
by tbabb on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @07:56PM
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I don't think sponsored results are a big deal, as long as it's transparent, and "pure" results are easily accessible too (and they are).
We live in a society where advertising exists. I'm not saying I like advertising, but it is a basic skill to be able to differentiate advertising from content. If some people can't tell the difference, I don't think that's a very strong argument for saying the practice should be banned.
Having some cruft around my search results is a small price to pay for a free service that basically powers modern society.
We live in a society where advertising exists. I'm not saying I like advertising, but it is a basic skill to be able to differentiate advertising from content. If some people can't tell the difference, I don't think that's a very strong argument for saying the practice should be banned.
Having some cruft around my search results is a small price to pay for a free service that basically powers modern society.