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Re:Google Gets Record $2.7B EU Fine for Skewing Searches by sddfd on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @07:20AM (#14644293)
> Not only is search quality going down [...]

How so? I like to think Google Search is constantly improving. Do you care to elaborate?

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Re:Google Gets Record $2.7B EU Fine for Skewing Searches by martin_bech on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @07:27AM (#14644334)
Because the first page (at least above the fold) is literally all adds, for many searches.
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Re:Google Gets Record $2.7B EU Fine for Skewing Searches by arkitaip on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @07:36AM (#14644386)
I haven't seen an ad on desktop for years thanks to adblock. But mobile is getting pretty awful, true.
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Re:Google Gets Record $2.7B EU Fine for Skewing Searches by userbinator on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @07:36AM (#14644385)
Adverts and also vapid content-mill sites.
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