<![CDATA[You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago]]>You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago?
Turns out that was on purpose

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/9e3d9d2b-f7a1-4c1c-abde-5330a1457719/you-noticed-how-google-search-became-unusably-shit-a-few-years-agoRSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 17:53:33 GMTSun, 11 May 2025 19:00:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:35:56 GMT]]>@ocean actually, my friends and me were talking that google was returning poor answers and also competition apps were not providing better results. We were considering that www was becoming intelectually poor and boring.

Anyway, can you provide the source of your text.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gal/users/paeiro/statuses/116391054977402549https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gal/users/paeiro/statuses/116391054977402549Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:35:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:43:16 GMT]]>@ocean If you are still using Google as your main search engine in 2026, maybe you should stop using the internet at all. You are a threat to yourself and humanity.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.defcon42.net/ap/users/115972029593504141/statuses/116384713699774611https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.defcon42.net/ap/users/115972029593504141/statuses/116384713699774611Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:43:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:11:50 GMT]]>@ocean
Plus it de-lists entries that are older than 5-7 years.

You can check that on a(ny) older/continuing forum, i.e. the same server, even the same board/thread. Older entries are de-listed from the search index.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/vampirdaddy/statuses/116382702679995262https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/vampirdaddy/statuses/116382702679995262Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:11:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:14:42 GMT]]>@ocean i hardly use Google anymore. If ever then only udm14

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://det.social/users/virkon42/statuses/116382477983640873https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://det.social/users/virkon42/statuses/116382477983640873Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:14:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:34:22 GMT]]>@ocean @yessie Joke's on them, I pay for a proper search engine now.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://procrastodon.net/users/simon/statuses/116379488228655980https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://procrastodon.net/users/simon/statuses/116379488228655980Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:34:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:16:48 GMT]]>@ocean

From 'don't be evil' to 'let's see just how evil we can be'. Glad I closed my Google account a while ago.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116373756859378604https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116373756859378604Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:44:56 GMT]]>@ocean Yes, and it was noticeable. I stopped using Google for that reason. The amount of work that I had to do became tiring; it was noticeable in a day. All the weeding.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/spdrnl/statuses/116373395605001272https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sigmoid.social/users/spdrnl/statuses/116373395605001272Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:44:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:55:47 GMT]]>@ocean no one at google is free from sin

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/akumo2cyfzb7ica5https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/akumo2cyfzb7ica5Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:31:37 GMT]]> though i wish they were still growing their internal index.

RE: https://raru.re/@ocean/114490739719068242]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blob.cat/objects/2ecd7085-b820-404f-b14e-cbbb885086f3https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://blob.cat/objects/2ecd7085-b820-404f-b14e-cbbb885086f3Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:31:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:33 GMT]]>@mjdxp@labyrinth.zone i will note that this is kind of distant extrapolation from the actual court documents that the original author went on social media to flatly deny

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://60228.dev/users/leo/statuses/116372159456681663https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://60228.dev/users/leo/statuses/116372159456681663Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:30:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:27:00 GMT]]>@ocean i've heard people asserting this for years but it's nice to have an actual court document validating what we already believed :]

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.arimelody.space/notes/akud2esqq8hyqp9chttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.arimelody.space/notes/akud2esqq8hyqp9cThu, 09 Apr 2026 01:27:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:26:12 GMT]]>@ocean and now they can more easily force us to engage with the stupid chatbot because it's the only one getting the good results]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/513b021e-6f4f-4dd2-8855-4f0f42988316https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/513b021e-6f4f-4dd2-8855-4f0f42988316Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:26:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:24:04 GMT]]>@ocean they literally just did the supermarket model with a computer. what will they think of next.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furs.social/users/gothodile/statuses/115744797146462924https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furs.social/users/gothodile/statuses/115744797146462924Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:24:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:35:14 GMT]]>@adavid @ocean The actual article quoted is here: https://journalrecord.com/2025/02/20/is-google-making-search-worse-to-sell-more-ads/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tasket/statuses/114692123180805614https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/tasket/statuses/114692123180805614Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:35:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:07:12 GMT]]>@ocean have you read this article?

https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/idoclosecuts/statuses/114687766202025537https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/idoclosecuts/statuses/114687766202025537Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:07:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:05:16 GMT]]>@ocean I have avoided using Google search for years, simply because it turned to shit.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gladso/statuses/114682332215639971https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gladso/statuses/114682332215639971Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:05:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:16:30 GMT]]>@ocean @calisti I hate this timeline 😭 I just want a decent search. I don’t find alternatives (most often relying on Google or bing results) to be all that better. Pls someone capable do something πŸ˜•

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/farnkraut/statuses/114682140439424316https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/farnkraut/statuses/114682140439424316Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:16:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Tue, 27 May 2025 06:20:03 GMT]]>@realestninja @ocean thanksπŸ‘

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AryaMiller/statuses/114578345365666357https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AryaMiller/statuses/114578345365666357Tue, 27 May 2025 06:20:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Fri, 23 May 2025 08:50:06 GMT]]>@ocean it backfires because I've since moved to other engines and ai

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/Chaft/statuses/114556286173412440https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/Chaft/statuses/114556286173412440Fri, 23 May 2025 08:50:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 15 May 2025 21:45:13 GMT]]>I've noticed this, too.

Sometimes, I'm getting Google results that don't even mention my search term.

Your post convinced me to move away from Google, but I still need to find a new search engine.

@ocean

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/hallunke23/statuses/114514035569508635https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/hallunke23/statuses/114514035569508635Thu, 15 May 2025 21:45:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Thu, 15 May 2025 11:21:25 GMT]]>@ocean

No surprise there.

And that is why I keep DuckDuckGo at the ready. I can't tell you how many times I've found what I need there after coming up empty handed with Google.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ginaintheburg/statuses/114511582684958095https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ginaintheburg/statuses/114511582684958095Thu, 15 May 2025 11:21:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Wed, 14 May 2025 11:21:13 GMT]]>@ocean On my quick scroll through the replies, I don’t see anyone mention this article; Zitron tells the whole story;

https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/idoclosecuts/statuses/114505919563184378https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/idoclosecuts/statuses/114505919563184378Wed, 14 May 2025 11:21:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Wed, 14 May 2025 02:16:57 GMT]]>@ocean Indian CEOs. Every time.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/tidux/statuses/114503779444132541https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/tidux/statuses/114503779444132541Wed, 14 May 2025 02:16:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You noticed how google search became unusably shit a few years ago on Tue, 13 May 2025 17:56:38 GMT]]>@shadowfals @prisixia @ocean @Stellar It's more like the present & my worries for the very near future. The Library of Alexandria was burned by the Romans, & I don't see why it can't happen again to any library, especially since it has happened again numerous times.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/jackemled/statuses/114501812109551303https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/jackemled/statuses/114501812109551303Tue, 13 May 2025 17:56:38 GMT