boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1681arrow-down112cross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square103fedilinkcross-posted to: degoogle@lemmy.ml
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoIt absolutely is.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agohow would your adblocker affect something going on in googles backend?
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoIt affects what is displayed to me in the browser window. No backend needed. It sees “sponsored” and hides them.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoAnd if you read my comment again, that’s not what I was talking about
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months 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-up1·11 months agoDefinitely. Not having half of the first page being ads helps a lot
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