https://futurism.com/google-censoring-search-results-russia

Wait, Google can actually alter the effect of search results? Who knew?

Doing it for money, to promote the highest bidder to the top of search results? Well, that's okay, if they publicly disclose that the search engine is a mechanism for paid advertising. This is probably generally understood.

But if they alter search results for political reasons, or to comply with the wishes of foreign governments…. What does that make them, simply an advertising company? An agent of foreign governments?