Google earns about $500 million in advertising revenue every day, but barely pays any taxes. The social search engine Gexsi offers an alternative model: It uses its search revenues to support local social projects, e.g. in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area.
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These initiatives enable millions of people to see better
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The Social Entrepreneurship Highlights of 2020
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