One Google exec recently said the web is “thriving.”

For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last week, Google admitted that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” as spotted earlier by Jason Kint and […]

  • CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Nick Fox, Google’s senior vice president of knowledge, similarly defended Google against claims that changes to search are impacting web traffic. “From our point of view, the web is thriving,” Fox said on an episode of the AI Inside podcast.

    They’re full of shit. They’ve learned from Trump you can say anything on any given day and the captured judiciary won’t say or do anything about it.

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    3 days ago

    That’s meme with a dude with a gun next to a dead guy asking why would you do that. Jpeg

  • Michael@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The US Department of Justice recommends that Google break up its advertising business, but the company argues in the filing that this isn’t ideal because it would “only accelerate” the decline of the open web, “harming publishers who currently rely on open-web display advertising revenue.”

    Sounds like Google is making threats.

    Advertisers and advertisement companies don’t keep the web open - it’s a business decision to restrict access, and many websites (such as online news sources) have already long moved to restrict access en-masse.

    FWIW, I would happily donate to more services to keep their lights on - as long as they provide a good service, treat their users well, and keep user data private.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Are they starting to understand, ya know an advertising business, that if there is no money to be made, there is no money to be spent. Also, brand trust is a thing, there ain’t no one trusting AI to recommend purchasing.