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A comment on Ask HN: A browser that clicks on every ad as a protest against Google?.

Re:Ask HN: A browser that clicks on every ad as a protest ag... by cloud_thrasher on Friday May 31, 2019 @12:02AM (#20058129)
That's assuming the metrics they measure actually means anything. It's been proven many times that all the "science" behind these metrics and the resulting numbers are meaningless.
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Re:Ask HN: A browser that clicks on every ad as a protest ag... by tehsauce on Friday May 31, 2019 @12:14AM (#20058167)
I have personally suspected this, but was unaware it has been "proven many times". Do you have some references?
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