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Old 4th October 2023, 11:39     #1
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
killed by google

I know it's a thing, but holy shit I didn't realise Google was actually this terrible at creating products.

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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Old 4th October 2023, 13:08     #2
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Innovation and oligarchy are poor bedfellows.
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Old 4th October 2023, 14:13     #3
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
faaaaaaaark the revelations coming out of the Google antitrust trial are nuts.

https://www.wired.com/story/google-a...earch-results/


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Here’s how it works. Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different query that just happens to generate more money for the company, and will generate results you weren’t searching for at all. It’s not possible for you to opt out of the substitution. If you don’t get the results you want, and you try to refine your query, you are wasting your time. This is a twisted shopping mall you can’t escape.

Why would Google want to do this? First, the generated results to the latter query are more likely to be shopping-oriented, triggering your subsequent behavior much like the candy display at a grocery store’s checkout. Second, that latter query will automatically generate the keyword ads placed on the search engine results page by stores like TJ Maxx, which pay Google every time you click on them. In short, it's a guaranteed way to line Google’s pockets.

It’s also a guaranteed way to harm everyone except Google. This system reduces search engine quality for users and drives up advertiser expenses.
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Old 4th October 2023, 15:02     #4
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It's funny what winds you up sometimes but Podcasts is actually really simple and easy to use and for me, perfect for what it is.. but of course the whores have to push it to the spotify like, fucking mess that is yt music, for that extra cheddar.
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