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How hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

Over2Chars

These rogue extensions are "surreptitiously monetizing web searches" - but doesn't Google conspicuously monetize web searches?

So it seems the Google TOS bans competition in search monetization using their "open source" browser. Isn't it odd that an "open source" browser is apparently designed to provide a monopoly on search monetization by the nice people who give it to you for free?

And being 80% or so of all searches: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216573/worldwide-market-...

It seems like Peter Thiel's claim that google is a search advertising monopoly masquerading as a (competitive, non-monopoly) technology company might be spot on.

HeatrayEnjoyer

Small info piece: Chrome isn't open source.

Otherwise I agree (even if it means agreeing with Peter Thiel in this case).

nubinetwork

> Apparently, some extension authors figured out that the Chrome Web Store search index is shared across all languages

Oh, you mean like google ads and android app ads? Because both think I'm either Chinese or Korean, despite being neither.