Google and Facebook a menace to society according to George Soros

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Response 1

Good points to raise, but as a former Googler, I’m a bit surprised how he does not distinguish between Google and FB at all. Are we all Google addicted then? Remember Google’s main business, Search, is still about getting you away from Google as quick as possible.

Response 2 for the win

Google’s main business is advertising, search is just one of the vehicles to deliver the ads. Google wants you to see, watch and click as many ads as possible. The top search results are all ads and look very similar – more than ever – to real search results. And than you have Youtube, a gorefest of ads and unfiltered comments, with creators begging for likes and subs.

Original article: George Soros: Facebook and Google a menace to society | The Guardian