Do these “cost per click” figures actually represent the money Google receives (received) from these companies for every time someone ends up on their platform through the intermediation of Google?
Do these “cost per click” figures actually represent the money Google receives (received) from these companies for every time someone ends up on their platform through the intermediation of Google?
Google would probably give you an out if they caught wind of it.
The advertisers are the customer, you are the product.