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I don't know if you're trying to imply that they're being hypocritical or not, but those engineers built tools to sell ads in general, not to sell specific ads, so there's probably a lot of reprehensible stuff being advertised for with these tools, things which those engineers might not agree with. You wouldn't blame a knife maker for people stabbing each other.

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Well it never went to court, so we may never know the details, but the FDA claims it went way beyond that.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/google-settles-over-on...

> An undercover investigator informed Google employees creating the advertising for the products that they were manufactured overseas and did not require customers have a valid prescription, she said. “In each instance, despite this knowledge, Google employees created a full advertising campaign for each of the undercover websites,” Martin-Weis said.

FDA didn't claim the advertised medicine was counterfeit, only that some companies in the industry ship counterfeits.

Anyway, yeah, I'd assume that the individuals who don't want to build for the military don't want to build for counterfeit pharmacies. Other individuals would do both. Google has many employees.

How is that any different than our military mostly being used to keep us safe but occasionally being used to harm others?

How is drone warfare keeping us safe?

I always thought is was for AdCouncil ads and non-profits.

Not flash ads that hijack the browser, or acai berry that bills me monthly (how do I cancel), or simply tracking me across the internet.

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