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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23941424

Blue ticks, but for business web links.

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 7 points 2 months ago

Hovering over a checkmark will display a message that explains “Google’s signals suggest that this business is the business that it says it is,” which is determined by things like

I guess this due diligence cost time and money. And doing this due diligence for every ad customer might affect their bottom line.