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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by unishark on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @01:00AM (#27444383)
> ...most businesses your option is either have a strong search presence on Google or go out of business.

Your perspective is a bit skewed here towards the software world. There are businesses on every street-corner in the US, and for that matter world, without any meaningful internet presence or need for great search engine ranking. And for that matter, consumer products and consumer-facing businesses are only a subset of the $20T+ economy of the US.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by nine_k on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @02:45AM (#27444974)
These businesses without internet presence usually still want to be shown on g.maps.

OTOH maps add businesses even if the businesses don't add themselves.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by unishark on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:23AM (#27445533)
That falls under what I'd call not a meaningful internet presence because it is google handing over the same info from maps and business directories.
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