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Google's iOS app now injects advertisements for Google Search on third-party websites (9to5google.com)

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Google introduced a new AdSense ad format earlier this year that works similarly, turning text on the webpage into an ad that opens in Google Search.

Weren't these super common scam websites a decade ago?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I remember downloading Age_of_Empires_FREE_CRACKED.exe and having 30 new toolbars and half of the content on every website highlighted.

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