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by stevage 850 days ago
I feel like there is another big point being hinted at in these articles but not quite stated: Better Homes and Gardens is committing fraud and lying to website visitors.
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I feel like this deserves to get more attention. Yes Google Search is bad, but how much new good content exists, and if Google (or anyone) just started deleting large chunks of the internet from search indices, I think there’d be complaints.

I’m not trying to defend Google, BUT I do this all the BHG style “fraud” should be punished. Posting junk content for click through ads and affiliate links is a sad way to make a living, and we should have no problem with booting them from the visible internet.

Sometimes I wish owners of popular brands let them die with dignity instead of selling their brand to be worn as skin for soulless PE fraud.

They really don’t think they are based on their response to this whole thing https://x.com/bhmillard/status/1760714469942944146?s=46
> Better Homes and Gardens is committing fraud and lying to website visitors.

If it isn't outright illegal it's certainly disappointing.

Is the current Meredith company a different organization from the one started by the magazine's founder, Edwin Meredith?