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Report: Google gives preference to YouTube in search – AdNews
A “secret advantage” to itself.
Google reportedly pushes videos on its own YouTube platform ahead of rivals.
A report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ says Facebook and other competitors host the same videos but engineers have made changes that effectively preference Google-owned YouTube.
“Journal tests show YouTube usually ends up first and takes most of the slots in Google Search video carousels, prime results real estate,” the newspaper reports.
The WSJ quotes “people familiar with the matter”.
It says: “Google executive…
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