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Re:uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Googl... by type0 on Monday December 13, 2021 @09:38PM (#29547539)
Maybe Google will make you to be able to exclude white men owned businesses in your map searches but excluding brands is not something they seem willing to do

https://www.google.com/business/identity-attributes/ "You can now help your business stand out on Google Maps and Search by displaying the Black-owned attribute, in addition to the Women-Led..."

btw, I don't see a big distinction here if I actually would like to boycott Starbucks so I better boycott Google Maps then.

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Re:uBlacklist: Blocks specific sites from appearing in Googl... by AussieWog93 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @06:30AM (#29550541)
>You can now help your business stand out on Google Maps and Search by displaying the Black-owned attribute, in addition to the Women-Led

Wow, that's insane. I've always assumed this stuff is made up by conspiracy nuts (like the "War on Christmas"), but there it is right on their page!

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