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Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Wow, one meaningless, entirely replaceable piece of shit brought two giant companies to their knees. Good job, capitalism. Such a fragile snowflake.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

We've been not happy with google search for years(Because it is garbage now) and it has very little to do with Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Hahahahhahahahah

That's pathetically laughable for google

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That was one of the first things that I thought about. People can't affix "Reddit" to their Google searches in good faith anymore, so what is the next most reliable community?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I read half this article and just thought, “yeah no shit.” I swear Google conditioned everyone to just settle for dumb answers.

It’s amazing how few people understand how SEM works or the fact that Google makes services for freely available in order to build a profile on you and sell targeted ad space. The algorithm is tuned to for clicks. The amount of sponsored results and crappy listicles you need to scroll through is unreal. “Reddit” was the shortcut to opinions outside of sponsored influencers with affiliate links… but I’m sure TikTok and YouTube will fill that void just fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I would love it if they built an extensive profile on me and used that to serve results but they don't. Any time there is any commercial interest in what I am searching for it forgets everything and just spews out whatever bullshit the highest bidder wants me to see.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Super interesting the trick we all thought was a secret, stopped working, and now executives from one of the worlds biggest companies are having trouble as a result lol

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