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by mrkramer 1438 days ago
>Second, even a search engine that doesn't take ads does not know that the content it's scanning aren't ads. So you'll still see the ads, it will just be more hidden. 9 out of 10 product review sites are all effectively paid ads AFAICT.

Promoted products or promoted content needs to be disclosed, at least in the US.

>Third, when I search for a product I want to know what's available. Companies tell you what's available via ads. Maybe it's because I'm old but before the internet we all used to buy and subscribe to magazines. We did it not just for the articles but also for the ads, to see what was available.

I think you are looking for a search engine for ads if you would like to find out what are the newest promoted products and services from companies. Such search engine would actually be useful because of the aforementioned reason.