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Google introduced a new AdSense ad format earlier this year that works similarly, turning text on the webpage into an ad that opens in Google Search.

Weren’t these super common scam websites a decade ago?

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Yep, but now that you have monopolies doing it, they can do whatever they want and abuse their position.

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Yes but the difference is they were opting their readers in. Now Google is hijacking content without consent if the site owner.

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