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Google’s Dominance Draws New Scrutiny From Regulators

By Jia Lynn Yang , THE WASHINGTON POST

24. June 2011

“They’re somewhat disingenuous when they say we’re trying to provide a neutral search and all we care about is our users,” said John Simpson at Consumer Watchdog. “What they really care about is selling their users to advertisers. That’s how they make their money.”

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Is Google Profiting From Illegal Ads?

By Jia Lynn Yang , THE WASHINGTON POST

19. May 2011

The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog released a report this year tracking ads on Google’s site that preyed on consumers looking for mortgage modifications. The report called Google “a prominent beneficiary of the national home loan and foreclosure crisis of the past two years.”