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		macspoofing on Dec 13, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Culture War Escalates as Era of Transparenc... >Nobody goes to Google because they want to see ads. Sure. But ads are the reason how Google can support and pamper their workforce. It's what allowed them to bow to internal activists to give up on multi-billion dollar contracts with the Pentagon and maybe even other federal agencies (like ICE and CBP - though I'm not sure they would be crazy enough to do that).

xiphias2 on Dec 13, 2019 [–]

I would happily pay for Google search as a service, as I'm paying for Youtube Premium.

Ads works better for Google, so it doesn't switch, but search in itself without ads is extremely valuable service as well.

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