boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1681arrow-down112
arrow-up1669arrow-down1external-linkResearchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worsewww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoYeah. That’s why i use an ad blocker
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agothat’s not something your adblocker can suppress
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agohow would your adblocker affect something going on in googles backend?
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoIt affects what is displayed to me in the browser window. No backend needed. It sees “sponsored” and hides them.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAnd if you read my comment again, that’s not what I was talking about
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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