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User reports Google Maps proposed a sponsored detour to a trip (paquita.masto.host)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by elfio@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Original toot in Spanish says: "OK, so I need some alternatives to Google Maps, because I just decided seconds ago to stop using it after I got proposed a trip with a completely unnecessary detour which adds two extra minutes just because it pass by a gas station that sponsors this trip."

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[-] dinckelman@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Given enough money, they’ll do anything

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

They already have sponsored location pins for retail stores. Even if I don't have a route active it shows me icons on the map for Chick-Fil-A and some outfit called "Homesense" I've never heard of before even though I never asked it to. Even if I'm zoomed out far enough that it's not showing me POI pins for any other businesses I still see these. And they're actual icons of the store's logo, not just the usual generic fork-and-knife or shopping cart pins like other businesses get. So I guarantee you they're getting paid to do that.

this post was submitted on 30 Dec 2023

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