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Re:Why Did ProtonMail Vanish from Google Search Results? (2016) by mcguire on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:02AM (#15816756)
I'm sorry, are you arguing that it is all right for Google to abuse it's monopoly position because it is a monopoly? At least, from the advertiser's position?
Re:Why Did ProtonMail Vanish from Google Search Results? (2016) by zbentley on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:01PM (#15817294)
I'm not making an argument about the rightness of any action. GP suggested that there exist

> ...advertisers who operate on the assumption that the users see Google searches as mostly efficient and impartial.

I do not believe that is factually accurate. I think advertisers don't have a compelling reason to care whether or not searches are impartial for the reasons I expressed.