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Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse (www.theregister.com)
submitted 9 months ago by boem to c/technology
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[–] Kbobabob 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It absolutely is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

how would your adblocker affect something going on in googles backend?

[–] Kbobabob 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It affects what is displayed to me in the browser window. No backend needed. It sees "sponsored" and hides them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And if you read my comment again, that's not what I was talking about

[–] Kbobabob 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Definitely. Not having half of the first page being ads helps a lot