The goal of google image search is to let you find images you want, not to rank websites by popularity. Pinterest makes it impossible to click through to the image.

"Everyone of these results requires a signup and log into Pinterest to be able to see it" is a problem.

It's a bit more than that. (Or all newspapers behind a paywall would be blocked).

The problem is that, even with a logged in Pinterest account, clicking on a Google image search result doesn't take you to the image. Sometimes the image will be on the page, but not always. Sometimes have to perform another search on Pinterest to find the item.

Here's an example where the image is below the fold. There are plenty where the image can't be found without a search on Pinterest.

https://imgur.com/a/ktyNG

I quite like the idea of Pinterest but the hyper-aggressive signup stuff (especially for mobile users) is really off-putting.

> (Or all newspapers behind a paywall would be blocked).

I was under the impression that the current X-Articles-Free implementation of newspaper paywalls everywhere was a Google-friendly compromise.

Why? The image is visible in the search results. You search for images, you see images. What requires a signup is the Pinterest-specific content associated with the image.

[EDIT: nvm]

> Pinterest needs to be removed from Google IMO. They clutter the images results and do not allow users to obtain what they search for.

Sounds like they are to me.

It's not explicitly stated either way, but when people talk about "image results" it seems safe to assume they are taking about Google Image Search.

When I do a Google Image search, and click the thumbnail which shows me the Google image card, and I click the "visit" link I expect to be taken to a page with the image on it.

With Pinterest results this sometimes happens: https://imgur.com/a/ktyNG

But not always: https://imgur.com/a/RrjJG

Notice how in the second link Pinterest is asking me to log in, even though I am clearly already logged in.