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Google appears to be using its Business Profile rebranding to solicit SMB opposition to possible antitrust legislation

Mike Blumenthal / Near Media :

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  • @randfish Rand Fishkin on x
    Disgusting. Let's hope SMB owners are through this blatant manipulation. https://twitter.com/...
  • @repkenbuck Rep. Ken Buck on x
    Google is running a full propaganda campaign against our antitrust bills. Our legislation with help small businesses and create competition, while holding Google accountable for stealing and cheating. https://www.nearmedia.co/...
  • @lutherlowe Luther Lowe on x
    Great piece gets into detail about how Google has gone full ‘de Blasio Mode’ w/ its dashboards for small business owners, attempting to dupe them into opposing @amyklobuchar/@ChuckGrassley anti-self-preferencing bill. In 10 years on this issue, never seen G so desperate & brazen.…
  • @lilyraynyc Lily Ray on x
    Wow, this is not a good look: Google is using its new “Google Business Profile” (the new name for GMB) to inform small businesses that, (according to them), the government's proposed anti-trust initiatives would be bad for their digital marketing efforts. 😳 h/t @darth_na https://…