boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up1657arrow-down112cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1645arrow-down1external-linkResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square95linkfedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.mlhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah. That’s why i use an ad blocker
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agothat’s not something your adblocker can suppress
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agohow would your adblocker affect something going on in googles backend?
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIt affects what is displayed to me in the browser window. No backend needed. It sees “sponsored” and hides them.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd if you read my comment again, that’s not what I was talking about
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFair enough. But i will say that with the adblocker i can find what i need a lot easier and is usually a top 3 result if not the first.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDefinitely. Not having half of the first page being ads helps a lot
Yeah. That’s why i use an ad blocker
that’s not something your adblocker can suppress
It absolutely is.
how would your adblocker affect something going on in googles backend?
It affects what is displayed to me in the browser window. No backend needed. It sees “sponsored” and hides them.
And if you read my comment again, that’s not what I was talking about
Fair enough. But i will say that with the adblocker i can find what i need a lot easier and is usually a top 3 result if not the first.
Definitely. Not having half of the first page being ads helps a lot