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1. samir, headphones on (samir@mastodon.functional.computer)'s status on Sunday, 22-Jan-2023 12:16:52 JST samir, headphones on

   Google likes to claim it loves the web. Google fucking broke the web.

   Cookie notices on every fucking website? They need those because they use Google Analytics or Google Ads.

   Recipe sites that go on for fucking days? That’s because Google penalises websites when you leave too quickly, and they can’t show as many ads.

   Obviously-bullshit machine-generated “content” designed to entice you to click ads? That’s because Google Search is a monopoly.

   I’m so tired of Google.

   • Adrian Cochrane repeated this.
   • Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Jan-2023 12:19:17 JST Adrian Cochrane

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     • Dr. Flowers

     @AlliFlowers @samir The cookie notices are malicious (and generally questionable) compliance from corporations who want to continue their surveillance-advertising business model despite Europe specifically legislating against it.

     Also its on EU's public survants for not setting a better example...

   • Dr. Flowers (alliflowers@talkedabout.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Jan-2023 12:19:20 JST Dr. Flowers

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     @samir The cookie notices are thanks to the UK (or maybe all of Europe, I forget). Their rules. Google may benefit from them, but it’s not their doing.

   • Tucker Teague (tuckerteague@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Jan-2023 05:22:31 JST Tucker Teague

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     @samir but google *loves* the web
     https://youtu.be/jPdHaNr0OAY