<story><title>Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour</title><url>https://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-pop-up-ad-3458170/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>frozenlettuce</author><text>Here in Brazil, it is not uncommon to hear about people being kidnapped&amp;#x2F;shot&amp;#x2F;killed because Google Maps decided to direct them into a zone controlled by organized crime.&lt;p&gt;When news came out that those routes were being chosen to make the app more &amp;quot;inclusive&amp;quot;, I found it amusing how someone in Palo Alto presenting a PowerPoint with a couple of ESG slides could lead to someone else being shot with an AK-47.&lt;p&gt;If the above sounds unreal: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reddit.com&amp;#x2F;r&amp;#x2F;brasilivre&amp;#x2F;comments&amp;#x2F;mtfwfq&amp;#x2F;carro_do_google_sendo_recebido_pelos_moradores_de&amp;#x2F;#lightbox&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.reddit.com&amp;#x2F;r&amp;#x2F;brasilivre&amp;#x2F;comments&amp;#x2F;mtfwfq&amp;#x2F;carro_do...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour</title><url>https://www.androidauthority.com/google-maps-pop-up-ad-3458170/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>rurp</author><text>Google Search gets most of the attention for being ruined by Google, but I think the Maps trajectory is just as bad. It has shown remarkable consistency in getting worse year after year, for a long time now. Basic functionality is regularly broken or degraded, and the UI is increasingly covered in ads of various types.&lt;p&gt;Maps is a prime example of the costs from not enforcing antitrust laws. Google spent billions of dollars from its ad monopoly to control this market and is now squeezing it for all it can. This product is only going to get worse for the foreseeable future.</text></comment>