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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday August 10, 2023 @03:44AM (#37073184)
Probably not; anyone can claim to work for these companies with no repercussions, because is it a crime? Maybe if they're pricks that lower these companies' public opinion (libel), but even that requires a civil suit.

But lying on the internet isn't a crime. I work for Google on quantum AI solutions in adtech btw.

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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by mpixel on Thursday August 10, 2023 @05:42AM (#37073958)
with a gold badge, half a million followers, as well as a wikipedia page that mentions he works at google?
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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by shortformblog on Thursday August 10, 2023 @08:22AM (#37075274)
He’s been lying a long time, considering that he’s kept the lie up that he’s an expert on SEO for nearly 30 years at this point, and I’ve been following his work most of that time.
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