[Rodmine]

> scammy ads plastered everywhere is what I'd expect from Google products

This won’t fit with the manufactured popular understanding, but at the current time, Google protects you from fraud and scam better than anyone.

I have been unfortunate enough to be scammed recently from a bing search result (ad). (It was a new computer and I decided to use Edge and bing was the default search).

Apple, Microsoft etc. are rookies in this game. Google just has the benefit of experience and hence is much safer now than anyone can ever become in the near future. Because of this, scammers are much more likely to target other platforms… which happen to be Apple, Bing, Facebook etc.

[a1o]

This is true. Btw, the macOS app store is also full of products that you really shouldn't use and most of software you really should use have alternate ways that you buy them going through their website and get something so that you can install. Microsoft Office, JetBrains IDEs and Adobe products all will install and update without you having to go through the macOS Appstore.

[pg_1234]

Doesn't Apples current dispute with the EU hinge on the argument by Apple that keeping their App Store locked down protects customers from scams?

[a1o]

I don't remember, but the macOS apps distributed without the Appstore also require all the Apple dev dance of signing, notarization and paid developer account and all...

[mvolfik]

> Google protects you from fraud and scam better than anyone

I have to disagree. Czech Youtube is currently full of scam ads with photos (and sometimes even bad deepfakes) of Czech president and other public figures, supposedly endorsing some investment product that yields you like 50% profit. I keep reporting these, and I know some people who do too, but ~80% of those reports get handled as "we determined no violation of our rules".

[ipaddr]

How related is a youtube video in Czech showing up in your preferred videos with Apple store's first search being a scam

[mvolfik]

I was replying to the claim that Google is good at protecting from scams.

Also, it's not in my "preferred videos", they are paid ads, and they appear to many people, maybe it wasn't so clear from my comment

[400thecat]

where can I see one of these fakes ?

[npteljes]

Google is also kind of shit at this. To be safer, it's advised to block web ads so that the sometimes scammy first result is hidden in the search results.

[seaal]

I almost got drained today by accidentally connecting my wallet to the first sponsored Google result for 1inch. Maybe not that good?