[ocdtrekkie]

Almost the entirety of Google's business is outright grift. From selling malicious ads, to forcing people to pay to stay on top of search for their own brand name, to tricks like this where ads are dishonestly sold or Google uses its position on both sides of the market to artificially boost prices, nothing about this company is or should be considered legitimate.

They simply operate as a taxation on businesses for junk marketing that, at best, treads water with organic results. And that filters down to every price we pay as consumers.

When you read stories like this, remember that you are paying more for everything so Google can do this trash.