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Google Removes ‘Pirate’ URLs from Users’ Privately Saved Links::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Maybe it will make people see Google for what they are. So many are stuck in some kind of illusion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're an advertising company that tries to collect information about targets through products those targets use. That's it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I signed up for a Google Ads account for a non-profit I volunteer with. I had to verify the organization with governing documents, okay, fair enough. They also "require" my drivers license or passport. Excuse me? We will no longer have a Google Ads account after Sept 15 (the cut off to verify my identity).

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