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But the users aren't the customers in those businesses.

The advertisers are.



Although you're technically correct [1], your objection is a bit tired – in particular because in this context, "customer" clearly meant "target audience for a product". Building something that attracts millions of daily visitors to a website is much harder than selling advertising space on that website.

[1] the best kind of "correct"




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