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User reports Google Maps proposed a sponsored detour to a trip (paquita.masto.host)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by elfio@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Original toot in Spanish says: "OK, so I need some alternatives to Google Maps, because I just decided seconds ago to stop using it after I got proposed a trip with a completely unnecessary detour which adds two extra minutes just because it pass by a gas station that sponsors this trip."

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[–] elfio@sh.itjust.works [S] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Might be. It's indeed hard to tell by the picture, but the user seems to knows the place so I don't know. What seems about right is the title is misleading so I'm going to change it.

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[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

The picture shows the "eco" route which is a setting you can turn on/off that selects gas saving routes even if they add some minutes to the trip