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riley123 · 2024-10-26T04:29:06 1729916946

Here's the website that has info about the program, and lists AMA AL PROMIJO as a 'partner': https://www.publicdemocracyamerica.org/better-angels-program

All these orgs are taking advantage of the 'Google Grants' program, which provides up to $10,000 per month in free search advertising for registered nonprofits. $120,000/yr in free ads for the cost of registering a nonprofit seems like a no-brainer for spreading a message. Likely drives up ad prices and gives a nice tax-break to Google, so they win too.

https://www.google.com/grants/faq/

rapind · 2024-10-26T17:22:53 1729963373

So to summarize, someone saw the Google Grants program, figured out how to abuse it and scaled it up. I wouldn't even call this much of a loop hole because it seems so obvious.

How widespread / prevalent is this? Does Google care? Is Google incentivized to not care? Is it such a small drop in the bucket that it's basically irrelevant (and boring)?

I wonder if we'd see the same on other ad platforms like Facebook.

actionfromafar · 2024-10-26T16:05:28 1729958728

These incentives are incredibly misaligned. How big is this tax loop hole to Google? Truck sized or Battlestar sized?

fHr · 2024-10-26T14:47:42 1729954062

this is insane and shows how dangerous big tech is, break them up already