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Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse, Researchers Find
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One thing I have noticed is any search is more likely to pop up a news article with that word vs a good article on it. Look up say a band and I will get a lot of articles about some recent things they did vs the website for the band or an indepth look at the band. I really don't need twenty versions of the same article from news networks all copying each other. It feels like it is favoring new stuff first and can't see that it is repeating itself.
Duck duck go still works better.
Seconded. Looking up a past event on a subject (like a band) that has had a more recent, especially "viral" event happen to it, is like wrestling a shaved bear.
Nevermind that all of the recent shit is just articles quoting eachother, adding virtually nothing of value except noise.