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Internet experts have words about those Google leaks

“We’ve been lied to.”

It’s what search engine optimization (SEO) advisor Erfan Azimi had to say after finding out that Google’s search division may be using data to rank websites in a way that’s at odds with its public statements. Azimi was the internet expert who first reviewed and shared the 2,500 pages of leaked code, which Google confirmed were real to The Verge.

“‘Lied’ is harsh, but it’s the only accurate word to use here,” said fellow SEO expert Mike King.

Other experts emphasized that the documents, which illustrate which data Google Search collects, don’t conclusively show how it’s using that information to score and rank Search results, if at all. Still, it’s validation for many of what they’ve been feeling for a while now.

Inflation is getting to McDonald’s execs

A string of viral social media posts and reports have accused McDonald’s of raising its prices as much as 100%. To that, McDonald’s U.S. president Joe Erlinger said: Hold my Coke.

“For a brand that proudly serves nearly 90% of the U.S. population every year, we feel a responsibility to make sure the real facts are available,” Erlinger said in an open letter on Wednesday disputing those claims. Price hikes are much closer to 40%, he added.

Case in point: In 2019, a Big Mac cost $4.39. Five years later, the burger costs $5.29, about a 21% increase. Fries are up 44% in the same time frame to $3.29 for a medium. Digits aside, the growing sentiment is that customers feel like retailers have pushed prices too hard — and are only going to keep pushing back.

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