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[-] drspod@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 year ago

The ads are legitimate and paid for but disguise themselves as the website or software the user is searching for.

That is not what "legitimate" means.

[-] _bug0ut@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Eh, "legit" as in "paid for, payment accepted by Google, displayed in search results without proper QC."

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

A "legitimate" google ad tricked my friend into installing a version of vlc with spyware packed with it. This was a few years ago. Are tech journos just figuring this out?

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