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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by srtjstjsj on Sunday October 25, 2020 @03:53PM (#24889356)
Google could downrank websites with affiliate links, since those are ads stuffing organic results. But they choose not to.
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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by gundmc on Sunday October 25, 2020 @06:13PM (#24890462)
Many of the only high quality review sites left (like Wirecutter) are partially monetized with referral links. I don't think this would be a good approach.
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Re:Apple, Google and a Deal That Controls the Internet by freediver on Sunday October 25, 2020 @10:37PM (#24892355)
It's not partially, it is almost solely. And yes that creates conflict of interest, same one search engines have when they display ads.

When looking at a web page you nowadays have to wonder 'what is the purpose of this page?'. Unfortunately even sites like wirecutter exist more and more to drive revenue, rather than inform the user. The only types of pages where purpose is still non-commercial (in most cases) are discussions.

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