Back in 2024, Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of The Verge, coined the term "Google Zero," which he defined as "that moment when Google Search simply stops sending traffic outside of its search engine to third-party websites." It increasingly feels as if that moment has arrived, an…
  • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I don’t understand why Google is doing this - showing its own (AI) summaries instead of directing searchers to the website. It’s so obvious that they are shooting themselves in the foot.

    Little tidbit:

    USA Today isn’t the only publisher considering blocking Google. According to the Journal, Reddit is reevaluating its $60 million per year deal with Google after seeing traffic declines

    Um, I don’t think reddit’s decline can be blamed solely on Google…