I don't think the car magazine articles can be considered unethical when they take the bribes - nowhere in the magazines do they say, "Contains fair and balanced reports." The articles are mostly for entertainment value only, and occasionally contain actual specifications and objective test results like MPG or acceleration. Do you really trust Google's search results to not be influenced by their paid clients? Do you trust everything a commissioned salesman says about a product he's selling? Remember the NY clothing stroe's tagline, "an educated consumer is our best customer"
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