Google's paid seek advertisements are a 'shakedown,' Basecamp CEO says

Basecamp CEO Jason Fried says Google seek advertisements pressure companies to pay simply to be findable in seek effects.
Basecamp CEO Jason Fried says Google search ads force businesses to pay just to be findable in search results.

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