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submitted 1 month ago by als to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

One shows only a few shops, often the ones that pay the most, the other shows the true number of different places in the area.

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[-] liminal@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't think you were making this argument, but I want to highlight that data is not morally neutral. Google Maps drives even less customers to stores that are smaller, and already have difficulty getting customers.

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