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		cma 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We're building a dystopia just to make people clic... Google began as a search engine with a popup blocker extension for a competitor's browser. Now they're a display ad company with a browser that includes a built in popup blocker extension blocker.

ethbr1 8 months ago [–]

Google began as a company that cared about users. Now they're a company that cares about advertisers.

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