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Google's iOS app now injects advertisements for Google Search on third-party websites

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Google's iOS app now injects links on third-party websites that go back to Search

A new feature of the Google app on iOS injects links that go back to Google Search on third-party websites unless publishers opt out.

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Google introduced a new AdSense ad format earlier this year that works similarly, turning text on the webpage into an ad that opens in Google Search.

Weren’t these super common scam websites a decade ago?

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