Google+ helping drive Google Search. Is this an Ethical Issue?

In the social media for business class I am teaching we had a bit of a debate over this.  As a private company, Google has the right to do as they please with their search…and consumers have the right not to use their search engine if they do not like it.  However, does this over-weighting of Google+ invalidate Google’s “promise” to consumers to have the “best” search results?

Here is a link to the article about it called: “Real-Life Examples Of How Google’s “Search Plus” Pushes Google+ Over Relevancy“ 

Any thoughts?

Tom

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